Students with alternative food lifestyles can sometimes experience difficulties when it comes to finding places to eat. Vegans have more local dining options in DeKalb than they may realize, many just a short walk from campus. The closest option for many...
For the second year in a row, NIU has seen a decrease in enrollment. NIU's 10th day enrollment numbers, which indicates the number of students enrolled each fall, reports the total number of students at 22,990, a decrease of 680 students from last year....
Noticing another bill reaching your mailbox? NIU made the decision to send out paper bills as opposed to online-only bills. The paper option was always available for students, but they had to choose it, said NIU Bursar Kinga Mauger. The system previously...
The man charged with the 1957 kidnapping and murder of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl pled not guilty during an arraignment hearing Thursday morning. During an arraignment hearing, charges are formally read and the defendant is given an opportunity to enter...
The following was taken 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 7:49 a.m., DeKalb Police observed a vehicle traveling...
Crime Stoppers is seeking information pertaining to two thefts occurring in the DeKalb County area. Between 10:30 a.m. and 4:20 p.m. on Aug. 26, a burglary occurred in the 11000 block of Deerpath Road in Sycamore. After gaining access to the residence...
Bicylces, jewelry, iPods and books are going on the auction block Sunday morning at the east side of the Huskie football stadium. Once every semester, the NIU Police Department holds an auction of lost and found items that haven't been claimed after a...
9/11 Events in the City At 1 p.m. at the Healing Garden of the Kishwaukee Community Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, there will be a memorial honoring the 9/11 victims. Members of both the DeKalb and Sycamore fire departments will attend. From 4 to 6...
DeKalb County will soon experience speedier trials due to the redistricting of Illinois judicial circuits, said Rep. Bob Pritchard. DeKalb and Kendall County were moved from Illinois 16th Judicial Circuit and were put into the newly formed 23rd Judicial...
CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn says the layoffs and closures he's announcing are a direct result of lawmakers' choices on the Illinois budget. He said Thursday that members of the General Assembly can't vote to slash the budget and then complain if that requires...
Active Minds and the Ben Gordon Center are offering services and events during National Suicide Prevention Week, which goes through Saturday. The Active Minds chapter at NIU is sponsoring walks at St. Charles and Rockford called "Here for Life!" Saturday...
The Sycamore Public Library Photography Club held an informal photo competition Wednesday. The competition challenged members to bring their best photographic interpretation of the theme "The Dog Days of Summer." The club gives monthly assignments, and...
