Historical tours of DeKalb’s Glidden Homestead, 921 W. Lincoln Highway, encourage the community to learn and appreciate the contributions of the Glidden family to DeKalb. The Glidden Homestead and Historical Center was open for public tours of the home...
A rainbow of color occupied the skies as DeKalb’s 8th annual Kite Fest took flight Sunday. Kites resembling dolphins, rainbows, cows, cats and other things were visible all the way to NIU’s North 40 field. The event went from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at...
DeKalb police on patrol heard shots fired at 4:20 a.m. Saturday in the area of Edgebrook Drive and Normal Road, according to a press release from the DeKalb Police Department. Upon investigation, it was found that three vehicles with bullet holes were...
DeKalb police received a report of an armed robbery occuring at 3:52 a.m. Sunday in the rear parking lot of 1120 Varsity Boulevard, according to a press release from the DeKalb Police Department. A male and a female said they were approached by two black...
The trial for Jack McCullough, 72, begins Monday at the Kane County Judicial Center. McCullough is accused of kidnapping and murdering Maria Ridulph, 7, in 1957. On Dec. 3, Ridulph and a friend were playing at the corner of Center Cross Street and Archie...
Lights, camera, fashion. Chicago hosted its fourth annual Fashion’s Night Out Thursday, where style-savvy men and women shopped the streets of the Magnificent Mile. According to a Chicago Sun Times article on Wednesday, Fashion’s Night Out was started...
“Cancer’s in for one hell of a fight.” Michael Douglas set the tone for third Stand Up to Cancer telethon, which aired commercial-free from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday on major television networks. The telethon’s mission was to take a stand for those who...
Music, lights and screaming fans filled the Carl Sandburg Auditorium for the stroll competition Friday. Participants from eight fraternities and sororities threw themselves onto the stage and performed dance routines to impress the judges and the crowd....
The Convocation Center will hold a logo design contest to celebrate its 10 year anniversary, according to a Convocation Center press release. The contest will give participants the opportunity to design a logo for the center’s anniversary campaign....
The following was taken directly from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Sept. 5, 2012...
The New Residence Hall Complex has been gaining a positive reaction from students. The still-unnamed residence hall offers students services and features that separate it from other residence halls. Students are able to use a fitness center, study with...
A 59-year-old DeKalb County man has been reported as infected with West Nile virus, the first human case in the area. "This is not unexpected, due to the fact that there have been cases diagnosed throughout Illinois and the United States and we know the...
