By Kahlil Kambui, Assistant News Editor
| September 11, 2024
DeKALB – In honor of Sept. 11, 2001, the DeKalb’s Fire Station #1 held its 9/11 Patriot Day Ceremony to honor the memories and sacrifices from those who died as a result of the event.
At 8 a.m. Wednesday there was a gathering of about 25 people...
DeKALB – NIU will contribute $2.5 million to the city for the usage of the Huskie Bus Line for 2024.
The five-year intergovernmental agreement for the university to use the buses for an integrated transit system operated by the city recently ended...
By Gabby Crabtree, Former News Editor
| November 11, 2023
DeKALB – 70 DeKalb community members gathered to honor veterans and their service to our country at Memorial Park on Saturday.
Michael Embrey, a DeKalb resident and Air Force veteran, spoke at the ceremony. He gave recognition to different people...
By Gabby Crabtree, Former News Editor
| September 17, 2023
DeKALB – The city of Dekalb can begin to prepare for an economic boost as Kraft Heinz is bringing “one of the largest automated consumer packaged goods distribution centers in North America.”
On July 13, Kraft Heinz Co., the company that makes...
DeKALB – The building of a fourth fire station in DeKalb is in motion with plans to potentially break ground by spring 2024.
Collaborations between the DeKalb City Council and the DeKalb Fire Department have gone into the timely approval of a fourth...
DeKALB - Huskie Nation has a defining new entrance with the unveiling of the mural painted on the Annie Glidden Road underpass.
Huskies can now see new NIU decor around campus from the new NIU logo street signs and the visible red and black “Huskie...
By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| May 3, 2023
DeKALB – DeKalb’s only wine bar and retail wine establishment will soon be opening in the downtown area.
Class VI, 214 E. Lincoln Highway, will have classic cocktails, a big wine selection including International and California wines, and beer...
DeKALB – NIU might not be the largest university in the state without a passenger rail service for much longer, as a recent study conducted by DeKalb, NIU and Sam Schwartz Consulting suggests.
The feasibility study to extend Metra commuter rail services...
DeKALB – Local Vietnam veterans were honored at the Monday DeKalb City Council meeting, commemorating National Vietnam War Veterans Day on the 50th anniversary of the day U.S. troops left Vietnam, March 29.
Veterans from the DeKalb American Legion,...
By Michael Mollsen, Former Written Managing Editor
| March 19, 2023
DeKALB – Starting Monday, NIU OneCard holders will be able to ride the Huskie Bus Line 12 to the Elburn Metra Station for free.
The general public’s fare will be reduced to 50 cents per ride.
DeKalb’s Frost Lot, located on East Locust Street...
DeKALB – The DeKalb Planning and Zoning Commission approved the special permit for the location of a cannabis dispensary, Excelleaf Dispensary, at a public hearing.
The dispensary location was approved for downtown DeKalb at 305 E. Locust St, formerly...
DeKALB — On the week of Aug. 7, the DeKalb Public Works Department began the installation of brand-new street signs which are NIU themed.
The street signs in Greek Row, located north of the NIU campus, have been replaced with the new signs.
Eventually,...
