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. Wednesday At 12:54 a.m., an officer observed a westbound truck...
A Northern Illinois University student walks past the front of Cole Hall, which reopened today after renovations began in March 2010. Cole Hall has been closed since being the site of the February 14, 2008 shooting at NIU, which killed five students and the gunman, Tuesday, January 17, 2012 in DeKalb, Ill.
Moses Mutuku, NIU College of Education professor and leader of the Kenya Literacy Project, died Sunday at Kishwaukee Hospital.Mutuku joined the College of Education in 2001. He also worked with the Kenya Literacy Project, which sought to improve daily...
Wreaths and rose stems no longer hold shut the doors to Cole Hall. As one enters the hall, they are submerged in a transformed world. An unlit common area waits to shelter more than just the handful of students speckled within the tall windows, to warm...
The Northern Illinois University Art Museum is showing "New to the Collection," an eclectic accumulation of recently acquired pieces, through Feb. 25 in the museum's North Gallery.The specifics of piecing together the collection are almost as interesting...
Cole Hall has always made me a bit anxious. The first time I felt that way I was stepping into Cole Hall in August 2005, my freshman year, for my very first college class, MATH 110. I was 18, nervous and still had no clue how I fit into the NIU community....
The City of DeKalb hasn't won everyone over with the new location of the police station.The Black Student Union (BSU) has been gathering signatures for a petition against the construction of a new police station near the intersection of West Lincoln Highway...
Out with Borders, in with Ross Dress for Less. Ross will take the space left by the former Borders store in Northland Plaza, 2520 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, later this spring. The new business will bring another retail venue to the DeKalb community. "It'll...
The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Jan. 15 At 3:27 a.m.,...
Four-and-a-half years ago, hip-hop band Legend Haz It was born in a 15x11 room on the east side of campus. Inside of a Neptune North dorm room ("Neptune Deuce" as they call it), new friends Dan Pratt and Keith Winford sat huddled around a snare drum,...
DeKalb City Manager Mark Biernacki is one of the final candidates in consideration to be city manager of Longmont, Colo.Biernacki considered the job a positive career opportunity."This is an opportunity to work for a larger organization," Biernacki said....
Tuesday marks the first day in almost four years the rooms of Cole Hall will host classes. The plan for the Cole Hall renovation started in March 2010. Workers were still there Friday, working on the finishing touches. According to a fact sheet provided...
