Living in America grants people many luxuries other countries might not have access to. One luxury is a healthcare system that allows people to get vaccinated to prevent a wide range of dangerous diseases; however, this does not mean everyone in America...

DeKALB — NIU men’s basketball was ready to get over the hump as the 2019-20 NCAA season was coming to a close. For former NIU power forward Lacey James and his teammates, their sights were set on a March Madness berth. Little did James know his college...

DeKALB — NIU announced Tuesday that no additional students and no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, and three students have recovered, according to the Campus COVID-19 Dashboard. As of Tuesday, 24 students and four employees are currently...

Here's the Northern Star Media sports staff's predictions for Super Bowl LV. Super Bowl LV features a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs of the AFC and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFC. James Krause, reporter: Chiefs win 39-38 The Chiefs...

NIU alumna and former Northern Star reporter Vicki Quade published her book “Close Encounters of a Chicago Kind'' on Dec. 1. The book tells numerous stories of random occurrences Quade had in the Chicago area through observational journalism.  Quade...

DeKALB — The DeKalb County Community Foundation is taking applications for round four of COVID-19 Response Grants until Feb. 26 to support nonprofit and public sector service organizations.  “The DeKalb County COVID-19 Response Fund exists to...

DeKALB — The Mid-American Conference announced Tuesday that two women’s basketball games will be made up Monday.  The two women’s basketball games will be made up Monday that were postponed on Jan. 20, according to the MAC website. Of those...

DeKALB –Pushing Together is a non-profit organization founded in July that wants to bring music, arts and skateboarding to all kids in the DeKalb community, president and founder Ron Adamson said on a video on Pushing Together’s website.  Pushing...

Why do some people not say thank you when you hold the door for them? It is insanely irritating.  If someone goes out of their way to perform a kind act and hold the door open, the easiest thing you can do is give them a quick thanks to show your...

DeKALB — NIU gymnastics opened up its 2021 competition season this past weekend with three road contests as its hopes of defending the MAC championship began. Friday, the team traveled to compete in the Tennessee Collegiate Classic, where the team...

With the lack of theaters to screen films, streaming services have been competing with each other to become the premium provider of new films. “One Night in Miami…,” the latest film to drop on Amazon Prime Video, is a captivating film with timeless...

My first week of school was very eventful. I was still at my parents house while my first few classes began, but during one of my classes, I was moving back to my apartment in DeKalb. As I was moving in, with two minutes to spare, I attended my Broadcast...