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Weekend Rundown: Orchestra and ‘Corn Classic’ grace DeKalb

By Jonathan Shelby, Assistant Lifestyle Editor | September 27, 2024

This weekend, annual events such as the DeKalb Corn Classic and STEMFEST return along with a concert to celebrate Latino Heritage Month and a basketball tournament for anyone looking to earn some quick cash. NIU PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA CONCERT Date...

Participants of the Corn Classic 10K run Sunday down Third St. The Corn Classic starts and ends in downtown DeKalb taking runners through NIU’s Campus, and Van Buer Plaza with historical sites along the way. (Devin Oommen | Northern Star)

DeKalb Corn Classic brings community a runners high

By Devin Oommen, News Reporter | September 24, 2023

DeKALB – A group of runners gathered to run in the 43rd DeKalb Corn Classic, a race that takes runners through downtown DeKalb, historic DeKalb neighborhoods and NIU’s campus before returning downtown. A crowd upwards of 650 people stretched, jogged...