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DeKalb and NIU Students need new local bookstore

By Faith Mellenthin | February 11, 2016

NIU and DeKalb residents are in need of a local bookstore. After the closing of the local Barnes & Noble, DeKalb is left with no major bookstores that sell more than educational textbooks.Before Barnes & Noble closed in December 2014, there was...

Ross Dress for Less to replace Borders

By Olivia Willoughby | January 17, 2012

Out with Borders, in with Ross Dress for Less. Ross will take the space left by the former Borders store in Northland Plaza, 2520 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, later this spring. The new business will bring another retail venue to the DeKalb community. "It'll...

Booking without Borders

March 2, 2011

Borders, we hardly knew ye

By Chris Krapek | March 2, 2011

DeKALB | I really can't believe this is happening. After filing for bankruptcy, Borders will soon be closing its doors for good in DeKalb. Walking in there the other day was really depressing; everything is still pretty much only 20 percent off. I was...

Borders bookstore files bankruptcy, DeKalb branch will close

By Drew Veskauf | February 16, 2011

The Borders bookstore in DeKalb will close its doors within the next several weeks. The DeKalb branch, 2520 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, along with about 200 other locations, will close after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Wednesday....

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DeKalb and NIU Students need new local bookstore

Ross Dress for Less to replace Borders

Booking without Borders

Borders, we hardly knew ye

Borders bookstore files bankruptcy, DeKalb branch will close

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