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DeKalb Public Library grand opening

DeKalb Public Library grand opening

By Sara Karikomi | January 22, 2016

From left: DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery; Dan Kenney, DeKalb County Community Gardens executive director; Joseph Mitchell, co-pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and Mary Ellen Schaid, executive director at Safe Passage,  lead a panel discussion...

MLK March

MLK March

By Anandh Raj | January 21, 2016

Reggie Bates, Student Association Vice President, wraps up the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial March in the MLK Commons.  The week-long event will culiminate in an oratorical competition today and a presidential breakfast and awards ceremony Friday, according to the Center for Black Studies website. 

DeKalb Public Library Opening

DeKalb Public Library Opening

By Sara Karikomi | January 18, 2016

From Left: DeKalb Police Chief Gene Lowery; Dan Kenney, DeKalb County Community Gardens executive director; Joseph Mitchell, co-pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church and Mary Ellen Schaid, executive director at Safe Passage,  lead a panel discussion...

Feed’em Soup Changes Basket Pickup Location

By Northern Star staff | December 1, 2015

Feed’em Soup Community Project has changed their location for basket pickup to the upstairs of 251 East Lincoln Highway.The new location will include a free arcade for children and guests, said Derek Gibbs, co-founder of Feed’em Soup Community Project.  Feed’em...

A man lights a candle which forms a peace sign during a candlelight vigil for the Paris attacks Wednesday in the town square of Molenbeek, Belgium. After a Wednesday morning raid in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis, authorities could not immediately confirm whether Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian Islamic State militant, was killed or arrested. Both Abaaoud and the Abdeslam brothers, that also participated in the attacks, grew up in the same neighborhood of Molenbeek. 

Belgium France Attacks

By Virginia Mayo | November 18, 2015

A man lights a candle which forms a peace sign during a candlelight vigil for the Paris attacks Wednesday in the town square of Molenbeek, Belgium. After a Wednesday morning raid in the Paris suburb of Saint Denis, authorities could not immediately confirm...

Investigating police officers work outside the Stade de France stadium after an international friendly soccer match France against Germany on Friday, in Saint Denis, outside Paris. Several dozen people were killed in attacks around Paris on Friday, French President Francois Hollande said, announcing that he was closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency. 

France Paris Shooting

By Michel Euler | November 13, 2015

Investigating police officers work outside the Stade de France stadium after an international friendly soccer match France against Germany on Friday, in Saint Denis, outside Paris. Several dozen people were killed in attacks around Paris on Friday, French...

Investigating police officers work outside the Stade de France stadium after an international friendly soccer match France against Germany on Friday, in Saint Denis, outside Paris. Several dozen people were killed in attacks around Paris on Friday, French President Francois Hollande said, announcing that he was closing the country’s borders and declaring a state of emergency. 

The Latest: US official unaware of chatter ahead of attacks

By The Associated Press | November 13, 2015

The latest on shootings and explosions in Paris. (all times local):3:17 a.m.Rep. Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, tells The Associated Press he was not aware of any chatter pointing to the Paris attacks...

Police: At least 11 dead in violence around Paris

By The Associated Press | November 13, 2015

PARIS — Two police officials say at least 11 people have been killed in shootouts and other violence around Paris.Police have reported shootouts in at least two restaurants in Paris. At least two explosions have been heard near the Stade de France stadium,...

Students tour campus

Students tour campus

By Kara Mercer | November 12, 2015

Students and prospective students walk outside of the Holmes Student Center near the bus turnaround. Initiatives recommended by a consulting firm resulted in increased retention and a smaller drop in enrollment for the fall 2015 semester. “We didn’t...

3 charged in connection with LSD delivery

3 charged in connection with LSD delivery

Michael Kielhack (left), 20, of Elgin; Michael Montgomery, 19, of Naperville; and Thomas Quirke, 19, of Aurora, all face charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. The three were arrested Thursday and Friday for their alleged roles in obtaining the LSD that was found in Oluwarotimi Okedina’s system when he fell 11 stories from a Stevenson Hall tower.

Shamay Flaharty, of Lewiston, Ill., who has multiple sclerosis and is hoping cannabis will help ease her pain and headaches, meets with Eric Sweatt, partner and manager of Salveo Health and Wellness, a licensed medical cannabis dispensary, on Oct. 20 in Canton, Ill. Illinois will begin its first medical marijuana sales this week.

Medical Marijuana Sales

By The Associated Press | November 2, 2015

Shamay Flaharty, of Lewiston, Ill., who has multiple sclerosis and is hoping cannabis will help ease her pain and headaches, meets with Eric Sweatt, partner and manager of Salveo Health and Wellness, a licensed medical cannabis dispensary, on Oct. 20...

Students and community members demonstrate Oct. 29 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons for an end to the Illinois budget impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly. The Student Association will begin a letter-writing campaign Friday so students can send their grievances to lawmakers. 

Students demonstrate in the MLK Commons

By Armani Thomas | November 2, 2015

Students and community members demonstrate Oct. 29 in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons for an end to the Illinois budget impasse between Gov. Bruce Rauner and the General Assembly. The Student Association will begin a letter-writing campaign Friday...