DeKalb Mayor Kris Povlsen removed John Guio as chairman of the Plan Commission due to an ethics violation.Povlsen said the decision to remove Guio was made when he would not refrain himself for taking part in a vote regarding a possible expansion for...
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) presented the 2009 IFC All Sports Award Monday night at the IFC weekly meeting in the Campus Life Building Room 100. The All Sports Award is a year round competition between IFC chapters in the Recreational Center Intramural...
"Relationships, trust and planning are the words that motivate me," said DeKalb Fire Department Chief Bruce Harrison. After being an active department member for over 20 years, Harrison, who believes he is simply "just the face" of the state-recognized...
Last weekend, downtown DeKalb was invaded by bands, artists and filmmakers. The inaugural Middlewest Music and Arts Festival provided a weekend of rock n' roll at a reasonable price for all attendees. Bands were playing in stores, out in the open in...
Zachary Ploppert has worked his way up the city government hierarchy and is ready to take the next step in the process and run for alderman on the Geneva City Council. Ploppert is a junior elementary education major at NIU and commutes from his hometown...
I am really offended by somethingwritten in <a href="https://northernstar.info/opinion/columnists/article_7b58b8ba-c12f-11df-b3b1-00127992bc8b.html">Logan Short's column about drinking Thursday.While I agree with the overall pointof not using alcohol...
Crime Stoppers is seeking information on a burglary that took place Sept. 14 on Route 38 in rural Maple Park. During the burglary several items were taken, including firearms. The firearms taken are: AR15 assault rifle, .22 caliber rifle and a 9mm Beretta...
On Thursday, a sexual assault was reported to the DeKalb Police. The victim reported she was sexually assaulted in the 400 block of Clifford Drive by Prairie Park. While attending a party near the park, she ended up leaving with the suspect. The victim...
Future freshmen can look forward to another housing option on campus; a new residence hall. NIU has partnered with an off-campus vendor that will design and build the new dormitory, leaving NIU to manage the property. The university has entered into a...
Terrorism as a force, is an idea has existed in many forms for decades--or centuries--depending on how one looks at it. It has no nationality, ethnicity or race. There has existed church-sanctioned terrorism throughout the Middle Ages, Buddhist car bombers...
I just wanted to comment on the storytitled "<a href="https://northernstar.info/from_ap/nation_world/article_35888710-0c04-54ce-b47f-3876db1224db.html">Prosecutorsto seek death penalty in Stockton case" which appeared in theNorthern Star on Wednesday.This...
