The 2012 Leadership Summit will be held at noon Thursday at Altgeld Hall Auditorium in celebration of Women’s History Month. Female executives and entrepreneurs present at the event will share how they climbed beyond the glass ceiling to become influential...
Everyone is encouraged eat soup for a good cause. The School of Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences and the NIU Ceramics Club organized the event Empty Bowls to bring awareness to hunger. The event will be hosted by Bread for the World (BFTW) and...
The Capitol Room of the Holmes Student Center was home to the Running Start “Elect Her” program Wednesday afternoon. The event was sponsored by the Women’s Resource Center and was going to be focused on the importance of involving young women in...
When Jeffrey Hecht watches his 14-year-old daughter head off to class with a 30-lb. backpack, he starts to wonder. He thinks about if all students had to carry was a 1.6 lb. iPad like the one he has. Students could access the internet, their notes, textbooks...
Lord Stanley’s will serve a three day suspension and pay a $1,500 fine for violations to its Class A Liquor license, which occurred on Feb. 11. According to Agreed Findings of Fact, Fine and Suspension order, Lord Stanley’s employees allowed a minor...
Last week, the DeKalb Police Department received over 30 complaints of Visa credit card fraud. DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler said he wasn’t sure if Visa getting compromised was a wide-spread problem. However, Spangler said many people in the area...
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tuesday At 1:03 p.m., a DeKalb police officer on bike patrol...
State Senator Christine Johnson was “not quite ready to concede” after a ballot issue in Winnebago county caused delays. Johnson (R-Shabbona) held a results viewing party at the Jane Fargo Hotel, 355 W, State St Sycamore, Tuesday night. The event...
Romney’s campaign rolled through Illinois and took home the prize. The Illinois presidential primary took place Tuesday with Mitt Romney extending his delegate lead in a victory over challenger Rick Santorum. The two took home the majority of Illinois’...
Clay Campbell arrived to a joyous reception at the law office of Christine Taylor in Sycamore after winning re-election as the DeKalb County State’s Attorney. Friends, secretaries and coworkers applauded Campbell upon his arrival Tuesday night. Even...
As election judges expected, voter turnout was low for Tuesday’s primary elections. The 5th Precinct did not receive many voters, though election judge D.L. Morris said it was expected. “We were predicting this,” he said. “Most of the action right...
Huskie spirit, student activity fees and campus safety were three of the issues Student Association executive candidates debated Tuesday. Elections Commissioner Jasmine Harvell moderated the debate in the Sky Room at the Holmes Student Center and asked...
