According to DeKalb Police Lt. Jason Leverton, there were two robberies and one stabbing incident last night and today in the early morning. Leverton said based on what he has been told by NIU, none of the victims were students. One robbery and the stabbing...

A special City Council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the DeKalb Municipal Building, 200 S. Fourth St. Mayor Kris Povlsen will present an overview of issues, including a crime-free lease addendum requirement, chronic nuisance ordinance...

The DeKalb County Crime Stoppers division has made 971 arrests from its inception in May 1982 to Dec. 31, 2010, said Det. Jeremy Grubbs of the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office.The arrests were made based on information gained from tips received from DeKalb...

At about 3:10 a.m. Wednesday, students received an NIU text alert warning of an off-campus, fatal shooting that occurred an hour earlier. Students were advised to avoid unnecessary travel because the shooter was still at large.Sep. 28, the last time NIU...

I entered NIU in August of 2009. All I knew about the violence at NIU was that there was a shooting the year before in Cole hall, where six students died (yes, I acknowledge the shooter). As my freshman year started, I quickly immersed myself within the...

  In fall of 2007, when I first came to NIU, I was greeted with tornado sirens, nonstop rain, and cancelled welcome events. Since the alarms were going off, we were forced to be huddle down in the basement of the dorms-parents and all. I made eye contact...

According to a press release, Sycamore resident Colin T. Young was arrested Monday for 15 counts of residential and attempted residential burglary and 19 counts of burglary to motor vehicle. After a six month investigation, the DeKalb County Sheriff's...

Sunday At 5:00 p.m., an officer responded to NIU Lot P for a car burglary. Upon arrival, he met with the student. who said someone stole her iPod car stereo converter cassette cable. Due to no leads, this case is administratively closed. At 6:17 p.m.,...

The following was taken from the University Police. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. The University Police Department provides police reports on the Web at finfacil.niu.edu/PublicSafety. Thursday At 10:31 a.m.,...

It should come as no secret to anyone that there are questions on the safety of our campus. It also should come as no secret that students feel more needs to be done to make our community safer. In today's Northern Star, the editors decided to print a...

"NIU bad at updates. Northern Star on top of it," one commenter posted on the Northern Star's Facebook page at about 1:30 a.m. Thursday morning. When a non-NIU student was shot in the leg late Wednesday near the Village Commons Bookstore parking lot,...