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SA Senate passes resolution regarding pedestrians

By Felix Sarver | February 26, 2012

The Student Association Senate passed a resolution for pedestrians, postponed funding for a rugby team and inducted two new senators Sunday. The Senate passed a resolution to promote a state law requiring drivers to stop for pedestrians at crosswalks....

City blotter for 1/26/12

By Northern Star Staff | January 25, 2012

The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. TuesdayAt 10:04 p.m., DeKalb police responded to an apartment...

Neil Hamburger, the anti-comedic alter-ego of Gregg Turkington,
walks the red carpet. Hamburger performed Friday night at Otto's,
118 E. Lincoln Higway.

Comedian Hamburger has beef with DeKalb

By Connor Rice | November 13, 2011

 The City of DeKalb has some very antiquated views on public urination. Or, that's the way Neil Hamburger tells it at least. After an incident on his last DeKalb visit, Hamburger claims he was given 100 hours of community service. The city is allowing...

Police tape marks off the path through Prairie Park in DeKalb during the Toni Keller investigation. The DeKalb Park District will be increasing patrols and will add additional informational signs to ease public safety concerns in the area.

Prairie Park precautions

By Kyla Gardner | November 29, 2010

The DeKalb Park District has increased safety and security measures at Prairie Park and will add additional informational signs in response to community safety concerns. The DeKalb community has expressed concern about the safety of Prairie Park in light...

Assertions made by DeKalb City Council are absurd

By Letter Writer | September 15, 2010

Jeremy Piscoran's article covering Monday's DeKalb City Council meeting in Tuesday's Northern Star included the city manager's positions that a) restructuring DeKalb's debt to free up money for city hall remodeling would have no impact on taxpayers;...