The man accused of groping a student at an NIU residence hall in Feb. 2010 was sentenced Wednesday to two months in jail.Lemuel Miller, 26, of Chicago was charged with criminal sexual abuse and battery, as well as unlawful restraint.Stephanie Klein, DeKalb...

A DeKalb woman has been charged with attempted first-degree murder after authorities say she tried to smother her four-month-old son. During a hearing June 16 for Kristen Shaw, 26, Circuit Judge Robbin Stuckert set bond at $500,000, according to court...

Clay Campbell, DeKalb County State's Attorney, said Judge T. Jordan Gallagher was a giant within Illinois legal circles who was first and, foremost, a friend to people. Gallagher, 63, died Saturday at Edward Hospital & Health Services in Naperville....

The NIU Board of Trustees approved a motion to increase tuition by 6.8 percent for incoming students during a meeting Thursday.NIU President John Peters said the new rate will not affect returning students, which make up 72 percent of the student body.Peters...

Former NIU students Mark Orozco, 24, and Richard Van Arsdale III, 20, were indicted by a grand jury for their alleged roles in the April 5 shooting of NIU linebacker Devon Butler Tuesday. According to court documents, Orozco was indicted on a total of...

The former NIU student convicted of shooting another NIU student was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections Tuesday.Zachary Isaacman, 23, shot Brian Mulder in the leg near the Stevenson North residence hall towers on Feb. 19,...

DeKALB | A structure fire in the 800 block of East Locust Street has caused $1 million in damages.A press release from the DeKalb Fire Department said, firefighters responded to Conex Cable, 816 E. Locust St. at 6 a.m. on April 29. Firefighters found...

DeKALB | A woman from Matteson, Ill. was charged with resisting a peace officer during a fight on Greenbrier Road Sunday.Lekeshia Martin, 29, was charged with two counts of battery and one count of criminal damage to property. According to reports, DeKalb...