![Frank Dicaccio, DeKalbs asylum seekers citizens committee representative, shares the committees progress to the Council and the audience on Monday at the City Council meeting. The asylum seekers citizens committee is gathering assistance from local non-profits to accommodate migrants seeking asylum in the Chicago-land area. (Rachel Cormier | Northern Star)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IMG_0576-1200x900.jpeg)
City Council discusses migrants finding refuge in Dekalb
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| February 13, 2024
![Community members attending the DeKalb City Councils meeting on April 10. The City Council could not pick a proposal for the use of land between West Hillcrest Drive and Blackhawk Road. (Rachel Cormier)](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Rachel-Cormier_City-Council_April-10-2023-900x675.jpg)
City Council unable to choose proposal for Greek Row lot
By Rachel Cormier, News Reporter
| April 11, 2023
![The now-closed campus theater stands May 20 at the corner of Blackhawk Road and West Hillcrest Road.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/b2798b983db9b37e21535028eba107a5-900x531.jpg)
Revitalization continues with steering committee
By Noah Thornburgh
| May 20, 2019
![Students plan garden plots Tuesday at the Communiversity Gardens. The gardens are meant to reduce food insecurity in DeKalb, according to DeKalb County Community Gardens Director Dan Kenney.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/51d1ee0e68322eb9b6f8b93ba00862ca-900x675.jpg)
Garden feeds hungry DeKalb
By Sophia Mullowney
| April 24, 2019
Foundation to hold annual preservation meeting
By Northern Star staff
| March 21, 2016
![Alumna Elizabeth Justice collects rotten tomatoes to be used as compost Oct. 5 at the NIU Communiversity Gardens on the east side of Anderson Hall.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/bf6cb0613f27b1e70e577eba2c142acf-900x600.jpg)
Panel discussion brings Hunger Action Month to close
By Northern Star staff
| September 29, 2015
Egyptian Theatre to hold screening of ‘@home’
By Northern Star staff
| March 31, 2015
Community Gardens leader pushes for food hub to get produce to NIU
By Northern Star staff
| February 16, 2015
Community garden to be built for high school
By Jessica Christofersen
| November 6, 2014
![Community Gardens coordinator Kathryn Olsen examines kale plants Oct. 5 at a gardens event. Dan Kenney, DeKalb County Community Gardens executive director, is working with Kirkland farmer Gene Heinsohn to win a grant that would bring $5,000 to the Garden Paths of Hope project. The project seeks ot create a farm where people with disabilities or the homeless can work to develop life skills they can’t learn elsewhere.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/d34dbf69ae62cab1a11f88246a92f318-900x600.jpg)
Charity farm vies for grant in competition
By Harry Myers
| October 14, 2014
DeKalb plans to improve sustainability
By Kristin Maglabe
| September 23, 2014
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