A local jewelry store owner is planning on using her overseas finds to bring variety to her store.Every April and October, Becky Beck Ryan, of Becky Beck’s Jewelry Store, 303 E. Hillcrest Drive, travels to Antwerp, Belgium, with a group of jewelers...

NIU named Nora Lindvall it's 2011 Student Lincoln Laureate. Lindvall, senior English and political science major, was chosen out of nine nominees as the university's top senior Oct. 10. The Student Lincoln Laureate is an annual honor awarded to the...