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Gary Wenstrup, adjunct professor, answers audience questions at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.

Lecturer explores musical significance of Motown Studios

By Sophia Mullowney | February 3, 2019

Gary Wenstrup, adjunct professor, answers audience questions at the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.

Students need to take action and register to vote

Students need to take action and register to vote

By Lisa Lillianstrom | October 17, 2018

It is important to register to vote and head to the polls on election day. Midterm elections are coming up Nov. 6, and the number of registered voted has increased in the past few years. A record 800,000 people registered to vote on National Voter Registration...

Courtesy DeKalb Public Library

Library features yoga with felines

By Ginger Simons | July 9, 2018

Courtesy DeKalb Public Library

Physical therapist reaches out to female athletes

By Northern Star staff | October 25, 2016

A physical therapist with special interest in female athletes, Samantha Eakes, will be giving an informative discussion about the different orthopedic and tissue-based challenges female athletes face.Eakes will talk about common injuries at different...

Community to discuss pipeline addition

Community to discuss pipeline addition

By Xavier Ortega | September 21, 2016

350Kishwaukee Co-Chair Meryl Greer Domina (right) speaks with her friend and co-worker, Sylvia Varhus, of Elburn, about contacting local representatives to get rid of pipelines in DeKalb County Sept. 13.

"Anyone that is familiar with the oil industry knows that these things [pipelines] will leak," Varhus said. "It is just a matter of time."

Steelband to perform at DeKalb Public Library

By Northern Star staff | April 19, 2016

NIU Steelband will perform today at 6:30 p.m. in the DeKalb Public Library, 309 Oak St.The award-winning 35-member band is comprised of mostly steelpan and percussion majors who regularly perform at schools, conventions and art series, according to...

Egyptian Theatre to hold screening of ‘@home’

By Northern Star staff | March 31, 2015

The Egyptian Theatre, 135 N. Second St., will hold a screening of “@home” at 7 p.m. April 7.The one-hour documentary film “@home” follows social activist Mark Horvath across the United States while he observes and interviews people suffering from...

DeKalb Public Library to hold Seed Sorting Potluck

By Northern Star staff | March 19, 2015

The DeKalb Public Library will hold a Seed Sorting Potluck at 6 p.m. March 31 in the library’s meeting room.The library, 309 Oak St., will invite community members to bring a small dish to the potluck and help sort seeds in preparation for the Seed...