Senator Brandon Phillips offers a friendly motion to Senator Tristan Martin's bill to have executive reports once every two weeks to the senate in-person only.
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The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.April 151. At 8:55 p.m. April...
Rep. Bob Pritchard (R-Hinckley) talks about the likelihood of there being no Illinois budget before July 1, 2015, at the Board of Trustees meeting on June 18, 2015.
The following was taken directly from area police and fire department records, or from DeKalb County court records. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
April 10
• Casey M. Zelko, 20, of DeKalb, was charged with consumption of alcohol as a minor.
• Jerrvon Ewing, 22, of DeKalb, was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol.
• Jovon Young, 22, of Aurora, was charged with no driver’s license.
• Dana L. Boyd, 28, of Sycamore, was charged with retail theft.
April 11
• Cortez Wraggs, 21, of Chicago, was charged with obstructing identification and resisting a peace officer.
• Arricka S. Kizer, 25, of DeKalb, was charged with illegal insurance card.
April 12
• Mercedes E. Foster, 26, of DeKalb, was charged with possession of cannabis.
• Michael N. Thornhill, 28, of DeKalb, was charged with manufacturing/delivery of cannabis more than 500 grams, manufacturing/delivery of cannabis more than 500 grams near a school, manufacturing/delivery of cannabis 30-500 grams, manufacturing/delivery of controlled substances, possession of drug paraphernalia, two counts of possession of cannabis, two counts of possession of controlled substance and conspiracy to sell to a minor.
April 13
• James S. Mayes, 31, of DeKalb, was charged with two counts of criminal trespassing to land and two counts of domestic battery.
• Dwaine B. Hampton, 18, of DeKalb, was charged with two counts of domestic battery.
• Latrell L. Hightower, 19, of DeKalb, was charged with two counts of domestic battery.
The following was taken directly from the NIU Police Department. Anyone mentioned is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law. The NIU Police Department provides police reports online at niu.edu/publicsafety/.
April 12
1. At 5 p.m. April 6, theft $500 and under was reported to have occurred at Grant North. This case was suspended April 12.
April 13
2. At 12:22 a.m., criminal damage to property was reported to have occurred at Lot D. This case is open.
3. At 10:39 a.m., unlawful use of a weapon was reported to have occurred at Stadium Drive. This case was closed by exception.
4. At 6:30 p.m., burglary was reported to have occurred at Stevenson South. This case is open.
5. At 8:30 p.m., disorderly conduct was reported to have occurred at Neptune East. This case was closed by exception.
April 14
6. At 12:01 a.m. April 8, harassment through telephone was reported to have occurred at Grant North. This case was suspended April 14.
7. At 7 p.m. Feb. 1, domestic battery was reported to have occurred at Stevenson North. Bacarii D. Crocket, 19, of Chicago, was charged at 3:39 a.m. April 14.
Jack McCullough, 76, of Seattle, has been released from jail with no bond after being charged with the murder of Sycamore 7-year-old Maria Ridulph.On Sept. 14, 2012, McCullough, a retired security guard, was convicted in Ridulph's 1957 killing and...
DeKalb | Freshmen biology major Daphne Voorhis has been selected as the Supportive Professional Staff Council scholarship recipient for the 2016-17 academic year.The scholarship awards $1,000 to a full-time, degree-seeking NIU student who is a child or...
Richard Ward (left), senior public health major, barbecues hot dogs for the NIU Veterans Association on Wednesday in the Martin Luther King Jr. Commons. Ward, NIU Veterans Association public affairs officer, plans to camp out for 24 hours. The association raised more than $2,000 last year and hopes to raise at least $2,000 this year.
