![The IHSA football championships’ economic impact on DeKalb was $800,000, which is $200,000 less than what was projected. The money came from indirect and direct speding on hotels, food, gas, facility rental, tent suppliers, catering and other services provided by people attending the event, said Debbie Armstrong, executive director of the DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/a0a114060c022daac078542ef6e4f7a9.png)
DeKalb falls short of projected $1M from IHSA championships
By Alexander Chettiath
| February 1, 2016
DeKalb projects $1 million revenue from IHSA games
By Alexander Chettiath
| December 7, 2015
![Local residents and their families flocked to Kite Fest on Sept. 14 to watch and fly kites of all shapes and colors near Annies Woods in front of the Engineering Building.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7726f47a10a6832923fce713f2fe94ef-900x600.jpg)
Kite Fest to celebrate 10th anniversary
By Northern Star staff
| August 27, 2015
![Local residents and their families flocked to Kite Fest sundsay to watch and fly kites of all shapes and colors near Annies Woods in front of the Engineering building.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/0f30d0d089e03d3bae6cfc8241ab5bd3-900x601.jpg)
Kite Fest features 90-foot kites
By Mitchell Spence
| September 14, 2014
IHSA may bring 30K people to DeKalb
By Murphy Mahalik
| November 21, 2013
![Christina Pawlak (left) and Jessica Holm, both elementary education alumnae, enjoy the time flying their kite Sunday at DeKalbs eighth annual Kite Fest held at NIUs North 40 field at the corner of Lucinda Avenue and Kishwaukee Drive.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/7147b294540f9f70e88bc1f75d62f0fb.jpg)
Locals celebrate 8 years of flying at Kite Fest
By Jessi Haish
| September 9, 2013
Kite Fest comes to DeKalb for its eighth year
By Ludwig Gerdes
| September 9, 2012
Tourism up in DeKalb County
By Thomas Verschelde
| November 7, 2011
22nd annual ATHENA award recipients named Tuesday night
By Dan Martynowicz
| November 1, 2011
![Film crews prepare to shoot a scene of Ramin Bahranis Heartland
at The Junction, 816 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. The film stars Zac
Efron and Dennis Quaid.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/750cf874f3b0119e491da47eb0cd35dc.jpg)
Monday’s film shoot draws crowds to The Junction parking lot
By Melissa Mastrogiovanni
| October 3, 2011
“Girls Night Out” event kicks off tonight
By Olivia Willoughby
| September 29, 2011
The stars make their way into DeKalb County
By Brian Belford
| July 19, 2011
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