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All content by Katie Trusk

For breast cancer awareness, take action, not update Facebook statuses

By Katie Trusk
October 6, 2010

VH1 spinoffs are pointless, yet addicting

By KATIE TRUSK
April 22, 2009

Peters encourages crowd to look into its character

By KATIE TRUSK
February 14, 2009

Reporter’s perspective of Feb 14 a year later, dealing with shock

By KATIE TRUSK
February 13, 2009

Star staff covered Feb. 14 with heavy heart, but remembers with open one

By MICHAEL VAN DER HARST and KATIE TRUSK
February 12, 2009

Lives are forever changed for those in Geology 104 class

By DAVID THOMAS, MICHAEL BROWN, and KATIE TRUSK
February 12, 2009

Editor reflects on order that can sometimes come out of chaos

By KATIE TRUSK
February 12, 2009

Democrats head to NIU to encourage student voting

By KATIE TRUSK
October 21, 2008

Fence built to contain new construction

By KATIE TRUSK
September 9, 2008

Top 10 movies you need to see in college

By KATIE TRUSK
August 20, 2008

ROTC trains students to become military officers

By KATIE TRUSK
April 20, 2008

Track of the Day: ‘Wasting My Life’ by The Hippos

By KATIE TRUSK
March 5, 2008

Authorities release information on Cole Hall shooter

By KATIE TRUSK
February 15, 2008

Hospital confirms one death

By KATIE TRUSK
February 14, 2008

Laesch investigating regular primary election

By KATIE TRUSK
February 14, 2008

Voter turnout last Tuesday was 44.8 percent

By KATIE TRUSK
February 14, 2008

Students describe aftermath of shooting

By KATIE TRUSK
February 14, 2008

Students, frantic for information, look for answers

By KATIE TRUSK
February 14, 2008

Unknown DeKalb shopper wins lottery

By KATIE TRUSK
February 12, 2008

Fourteenth Congressional District candidates discuss immigration, family

By KATIE TRUSK
January 25, 2008

Students have mixed reaction on day ‘campus stood still’

By KATIE TRUSK
December 10, 2007

Track of the Day: “It’s Tricky” by Run-D.M.C.

By KATIE TRUSK
December 7, 2007

DeKalb Daily Chronicle new addition to Shaw Newspapers

By KATIE TRUSK
December 6, 2007

Car collision kills 1 NIU student, injures another Friday

By KATIE TRUSK
November 12, 2007

BOT committee approves direct lending

By BEN BURR and KATIE TRUSK
September 6, 2007

Flood 07: Volunteers shine as rain pours into DeKalb

By Katie Trusk
August 26, 2007

Flood 07: Red Cross provides aid, temporary shelter

By Katie Trusk
August 26, 2007

Man dies after home invasion early Friday morning

By Katie Trusk
May 6, 2007

Dome lights OK, but keep that rearview mirror clear

By Katie Trusk
April 26, 2007

Suspects charged

By Stephanie Kohl and Katie Trusk
April 23, 2007

City runs up the tab on four liquor vendors

By Katie Trusk
April 19, 2007

Additional charges pending

By Katie Trusk
April 17, 2007

Handicapped spaces do not require upright sign

By Katie Trusk
April 12, 2007

Car forced into fence on Colonial Apts. front lawn

By Katie Trusk
April 12, 2007

Taking the bait

By Katie Trusk
April 12, 2007

Unmarked spaces: park at your own risk

By Katie Trusk
April 12, 2007

Delivery driver robbed at gunpoint

By Katie Trusk
April 10, 2007

Police not limited by distance in traffic stops

By Katie Trusk
April 5, 2007

Weeknights unpredictable for DeKalb police on patrol

By Katie Trusk
April 5, 2007

DeKalb police warn of scams and frauds

By Katie Trusk
April 4, 2007

Club employees stabbed

By Katie Trusk
April 1, 2007

Man spits on squad car, hits officer with burrito

By Katie Trusk
April 1, 2007

Disabled spots get fine increase

By Katie Trusk
March 29, 2007

Police officers, quotas and all those pesky tickets

By Katie Trusk
March 29, 2007

Man dead after run-in with train

By Katie Trusk
March 26, 2007

Underage bust

By Katie Trusk
March 25, 2007

Science exhibit is more than skin-deep

By Katie Trusk
March 25, 2007

Aurora man arrested by DeKalb officers, faces multiple charges

By Katie Trusk
March 25, 2007

29 cannabis plants found

By Katie Trusk
March 20, 2007

NIU employee hospitalized after collision

By Katie Trusk
March 6, 2007

Victim, suspect in stabbing have gang affiliations, police say

By Katie Trusk
March 2, 2007

Stab victim expected to live

By Katie Trusk
March 1, 2007

Barn turned house burns

By Katie Trusk
February 27, 2007

Avoid household fires; monitor your appliances

By Katie Trusk
February 23, 2007

Safe Passage here to help DeKalb residents

By Katie Trusk
February 21, 2007

How to prevent, protect from criminal battery

By Katie Trusk
February 20, 2007

DeKalb sees increase in battery cases in recent years

By Katie Trusk
February 19, 2007

Window broken at Shelley’s

By Katie Trusk
February 19, 2007

Occupants safe after weekend house fire

By Katie Trusk
February 19, 2007

Winter weather contributes to a number of crashes in, around NIU campus

By Katie Trusk
February 14, 2007

Don’t get yourself lost in the huge World of Warcraft

By Katie Trusk
February 14, 2007

Man missing after two weeks

By Katie Trusk
February 9, 2007

Two more enter DeKalb alderman elections

By Katie Trusk
February 7, 2007

Two warrants served at NIU in past week

By Katie Trusk
February 2, 2007

Super safe sunday

By Katie Trusk
February 2, 2007

NIU student gets honor of representing Ill.

By Katie Trusk
February 2, 2007

Homeless man finds self trapped in ventilation duct

By Katie Trusk
January 23, 2007

Ten stores hit in tobacco compliance check

By Katie Trusk
January 17, 2007

New law requires use of carbon monoxide detectors

By Katie Trusk
January 16, 2007

Iraq war: civil war or ongoing sectarian violence?

By Katie Trusk
December 11, 2006

Sycamore City Council honors employees, tackles weather issues

By Katie Trusk
December 6, 2006

More hair equals more love

By Katie Trusk
December 6, 2006

Education as juvenile rehabilitation

By Katie Trusk
December 4, 2006

Sycamore to get high-speed Internet with new cables

By Katie Trusk
November 28, 2006

Stores and employees prepare for holiday rush

By Katie Trusk
November 21, 2006

Local historian gets humanities award

By Katie Trusk
November 15, 2006

Police chief: Other forces don’t stack up

By Katie Trusk
November 15, 2006

Sycamore taxes under review

By Katie Trusk
November 10, 2006

Sauer offers hopeful message after losing election

By Katie Trusk
November 8, 2006

Early voting benefits students

By Katie Trusk
November 1, 2006

Festival takes over the town

By Katie Trusk
October 30, 2006

Sycamore city manager remains humble in duties

By Katie Trusk
October 24, 2006

NIU, DeKalb celebrate the big 150

By Katie Trusk
October 22, 2006

Conserving energy, one house at a time

By Katie Trusk
October 22, 2006

Sycamore considers business district

By Katie Trusk
October 17, 2006

Pumpkins in Danger

By Katie Trusk
October 11, 2006

A hauntingly good time

By Katie Trusk
October 8, 2006

Bike path to be constructed in Sycamore

By Katie Trusk
October 4, 2006

Initial effects of smoking ban now evident

By Katie Trusk
October 1, 2006

Area housing market in slump

By Katie Trusk
September 25, 2006

Wal-Mart announces new segmentation strategy

By Katie Trusk
September 14, 2006

Study shows speed of nicotine withdrawal

By Katie Trusk
September 12, 2006

Pluto suffers demotion

By Katie Trusk
August 30, 2006
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