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. Friday At 1:20 a.m., DeKalb Police observed a vehicle without...
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. November 14 At 5:11...
After a closed session, Board Chair Cherilyn Murer resumed the Board of Trustees meeting on Thursday morning by extending her condolences.Murer said the death of sociology student Steven Agee II has shaken the campus community and once again brought to...
While some students feel the NIU text alert system is making progress, the Student Association University Services committee continues to look into the program.The committee was satisfied that text alerts were sent out after the shooting death of Steven...
The NIU Board of Trustees will meet today at 9 a.m. in the Altgeld Hall Board of Trustees Room.Among the items planned for discussion are an alcoholic beverage policy for public events and non-student related activities and the next phase of the campus...
A visitation will be held for NIU student Steven Agee II from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the Leak & Sons Funeral Home in Country Club Hills. His funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church in Glenwood.Agee, 22, was fatally shot in the...
Wednesday's University Council meeting saw the passing of a proposal that alters NIU's policy on guests in class.The proposal, made by Karen Brandt, Academic Policy Committee Chair, was discussed at the Nov. 2 Universal Council meeting and was not passed....
Both on and off-campus public relations practitioners agree NIU succeeded in its response to Wednesday's shooting at 809 Edgebrook Drive.Kathy Buettner, vice-president of University Relations, said the first thing the university had to deal with was determining...
Some may think learning only happens in the halls of NIU, but there is a building on the outskirts of campus that provides education and care for a smaller group of people. The Campus Child Care Center, located behind Gable hall, offers four-star care...
A student organization known as PeaceJam Scholars is pledging that, in the face of new violence, the campus must be proactive about peace, said David Shernoff, faculty representative for PeaceJam Scholars. PeaceJam Scholars is a student-run group dedicated...
The defense attorney for the man charged with the 1957 kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl has requested a further court date in order to file motions before trial.Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, is charged with murder, kidnapping and the...
Painting graduate student Bogumil Bronkowski (left) and drawing graduate student David Willett view artwork in the School of Art Faculty Art Exhibit at the reception for the three early winter exhibitions. One exhibition, “The New Art Examiner,” is...
