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Community gathering held in honor of Antinette ‘Toni’ Keller

By Rikki Cottrell and Amy Kreeger | October 26, 2010

As students filed into the Duke Ellington Ballroom Tuesday night, they were handed candles with Dixie cups, ribbons and key chains to prepare for the community gathering held to honor Antinette "Toni" Keller. Keller's disappearance was declared a homicide...

Greg Zanis of Aurora puts up a cross in honor of Toni Keller. The investigation into Keller's disappearance has been classified as a homicide investigation.

Cross put up in honor of Toni Keller

By Matt Liparota and Demarcus Robinson | October 26, 2010

Greg Zanis is no stranger to tragedy. Zanis, of Aurora, is the head of Crosses for Losses, a group that travels across the country and establishes memorial crosses when requested. Most recently, Zanis has come to DeKalb to establish a cross for Antinette...

NIU didn’t adequately notify students, letter alleges

By Alex Fiore | October 25, 2010

The mother of an NIU student sent an open letter to Gov. Pat Quinn on Sunday, alleging that the NIU Department of Public Safety didn’t adequately notify the community about missing student Antinette Keller.The letter was sent by Campus Enforcement of...

Little information on Keller raises community fears

By Editorial Board | October 25, 2010

The NIU community waited with bated breath since Saturday for updated information on the status of the death investigation of NIU student Antinette Keller. By today, though, everyone is breathless from trading rumors, allegations and unanswered questions...

Huskies wear yellow to band together

By Leah Spagnoli | October 25, 2010

On Monday, NIU students were told through Facebook to wear yellow to honor Antinette "Toni" Keller. According to the Facebook event page, "while it is considered an optimistic, loud, and bright color, the yellow will also represent a cry for help that...

DeKalb residents express concern for safety in Prairie Park

By Shaun Zinck and Rikki Cottrell | October 25, 2010

Sections of Prairie Park, south of Lincoln Highway, remain taped off from the public as the Antinette “Toni” Keller death investigation continues. This section includes half of the frisbee golf course on Pearl Street, holes six through nine, back...

Comunity Gathering planned for Toni Keller

By Northern Star Staff | October 25, 2010

NIU announced that there will be a Community Gathering held in honor of NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the Duke Ellington Ballroom, according to an NIU advisory. The advisory stated participants are encouraged to start gathering...

Security heightened on campus

By Kyla Gardner | October 24, 2010

NIU officials outlined increased safety precautions for campus following a reclassification of missing student Antinette Keller's case as a death investigation. Brad Hoey, team leader of media relations and internal communications, said NIU has raised...

Let’s be reasonable with our Facebook posts

By David Thomas | October 24, 2010

As anyone with a brain will tell you, there are some things that are appropriate for Facebook, and there are some things that aren't. It is entirely possible to share too much. Or as the cool kids once called it, TMI. For example, whenever a couple gets...

No new updates in Keller investigation

By John Bachmann and Demarcus Robinson | October 24, 2010

DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said he hopes to have a press conference in the next day or two with new information on the death investigation regarding NIU student Antinette Keller. The human remains found in Prairie Park have yet to be identified,...

NIU officials increase campus safety precautions

By John Bachmann | October 23, 2010

NIU officials are outlining increased safety precautions for campus following a reclassification of missing student Antinette Keller's case as a death investigation. Brad Hoey, team leader of media relations and internal communications, said NIU has raised...

Missing student case reclassified as death investigation

By John Bachmann | October 23, 2010

The search for missing NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller has been reclassified as a death investigation. DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said at a press briefing Saturday night that the change was made after human remains were found by the DeKalb County...