DeKALB — A resident was injured and a cat died when an apartment fire broke out on Ninth Street Sunday.It took 15 minutes for the DeKalb, Sycamore and Cortland Fire Departments to control the situation at 116 N. Ninth St., but the fire created $100,000...
DeKALB — DeKalb Police Department officials are warning residents after investigating several theft reports in the area in the past couple weeks.Packages were reported to be stolen from the front of homes when delivery agencies left them there unattended.The...
DeKALB — DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery proposed the Safe Street Initiative during a Monday city council meeting; alderpersons approved the first phase of the plan.The initiative is a four-phase plan to reduce parking traffic in some of the areas in...
DeKALB — Celebrity animal expert Jack Hanna is coming to the Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., April 21 for his show Into the Wild Live! which features wildlife stories and 15 live animals.Hanna has made numerous television appearances since 1983...
NIU linebacker Jawuan Johnson was named Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week for the second time this season. In the team’s last game against Central Michigan, Johnson recorded a quarterback sack, forced fumble and an interception...
Seniors Luke Read and Jerome Roche, juniors Adrian Coardos and Max Voss and sophomores Christian Molina and Ethan Pitre earned the conference academic honors.Read, a finance major, obtained a 3.46 GPA, appeared in all 15 matches, making 14 starts during...
The Northern Illinois University football team finished its season with a 8-4 record, becoming eligible for a upcoming bowl game in December.The Huskies defense was the strongpoint of the team this season, as they averaged a minute 4.57 yards per play...
Starting the semester off strong.via GIPHYWeek four when you have tests in all of your classes.via GIPHYBut you’ve survived week four.via GIPHYAnd now midterms have arrived.via GIPHYNow it’s time to think about finals...woo!via GIPHYTrying to manage...
The Huskies will add five new grapplers on the wrestling team for next season.This year’s signing class is Carlos Champagne of Marion Catholic High School, Hayden Krein of Sparta High School, Dalton Hoover of Martins Ferry High School, Gage Braun of...
Thanksgiving break is days away and when we come back, we only have two weeks of regular class before finals week starts on Dec 11. If this statement just sent you into instant panic, have no fear! There is a way to have a great break but not lose steam...
