Two organizations - NIU's Women's Resource Center (WRC) and Hope Haven- will work together to clean up the addition to Hope Haven's facilities prior to its opening. As part of its Selfless Saturdays program, volunteers can sign up with the WRC to help...
With autumn officially underway, NIU Staff Meteorologist Gilbert Sebenste said this is not the last we've seen of warm weather.Sebenste said cool weather is expected to stick around for one more week. While some days have been pleasant and others chilly,...
FILE - This July 27, 2011 file booking photo provided by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Department in Sycamore, Ill, shows Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, who has been charged in the 1957 murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph in Sycamore. On Monday, a judge set a Sept. 8 arraignment date for McCullough. He was arrested in Seattle and brought to Illinois in July to face charges in one of the oldest cold-case murders in the nation to be reopened. He's being held on $3 million bail. (AP Photo/DeKalb County Sheriff's Department, File)
The man charged with the 1957 murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl appeared in court Thursday morning for a status hearing.Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, was indicted by a grand jury on Aug. 19 for the kidnapping and murder of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph, who...
Students have mixed reviews about clickers, but NIU faculty finds clickers convenient and interactive to use in classrooms.Clickers, small hand-held devices that allow students to respond to questions given by their professor, are becoming increasingly...
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. Tuesday At...
The search for a permanent replacement for Sycamore City Manger Bill Nicklas will be conducted throughout October, said Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy. In the meantime, Brian Gregory, assistant city manager and treasurer, has been named acting city manager....
In the college life cooking for oneself is a way to save money and maintain a healthier lifestyle, but it can also be recipe for a structure fire. "(Cooking fires) are the biggest cause of accidental fires," said DeKalb Fire Chief Bruce Harrison. Cooking...
Kathy Kelly, a Chicago-based peace activist, has sat next to a child whose body had been torn apart by a bomb. Kelly watched a woman tell a boy who lost two arms that she is his only surviving relative. She has stood next to families as they looked at...
DUI arrests in the DeKalb are the lowest they have been in four years, according to the DeKalb Police Department's 2010 annual report. The report states there were 133 DUI-related arrests in 2010, a decrease of 24 from 2009. DeKalb Police Lt. Carl Leoni...
Sunday At 11:17 p.m., an officer conducting a building check of the 12th floor of Grant B Tower observed an intoxicated student exiting a room and stumbling in the hallway. Officers contacted that student and smelled alcohol on him. The student was referred...
Tuesday At 4:28 p.m., DeKalb Police checked the license plate of a vehicle in the 1100 block of W. Hillcrest Drive. The officer found the registration of the vehicle was suspended due to a lack of insurance. The officer performed a traffic stop and found...
