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Man dies in sleep at Baymont Inn

By Northern Star Staff | April 21, 2014

A man whose body was found at the Baymont Inn, 1314 W. Lincoln Highway, died of natural causes in his sleep, said DeKalb County Coroner Dennis Miller.The 59-year-old man was found by hotel staff about noon Monday in Room 108 of the hotel. The hotel is...

David Bogenberger

22 Pike fraternity members face arrest warrants in relation to student’s death

By Kelly Bauer | December 17, 2012

On Monday, arrest warrants were issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the Nov. 2 death of David Bogenberger, a pledge and NIU freshman. Bogenberger was found unresponsive Nov. 2 at the Pi Kappa Alpha house, 1020 W. Hillcrest Drive....

Nick Minogue surrounded by other friends of David Bogenberger read his final goodbye to his best friend at the vigil ceremony for Bogenberger in the Carl Sandburg Auditorium. Minogue spoke about how Bogenberger had an infectious sense of humor.

Autopsy results for Bogenberger come in

By Kelly Bauer | December 17, 2012

Update, 3:28 p.m.: Arrest warrants have been issued for 22 Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity members in relation to the death of David Bogenberger. ----- The autopsy results for David Bogenberger, a 19-year-old freshman who was found unresponsive Nov. 2, indicated...

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David Bogenberger

Community mourns loss of Bogenberger

By Felix Sarver and Joe Palmer | November 4, 2012

An NIU student was found dead at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house on Friday, according to the NIU police. David R. Bogenberger, 19, was found to be unresponsive when police arrived at the scene 10:14 a.m., according to the DeKalb Police Department....

NIU student found dead in Pi Kappa Alpha house

By Northern Star Staff | November 2, 2012

Update (4:23 p.m.): Ruth Bogenberger, the mother of David, said the family is "shocked and distraught" by their loss. According to the Chicago Tribune, Gary Bogenberger, the father of David, said David was a triplet and decided to study finance at NIU...

National Emergency Alert to test system this afternoon

By Northern Star staff | November 8, 2011

All cable TV systems, broadcast AM and FM radio stations and broadcast television stations will be interrupted for a national Emergency Alert System test at 1 p.m. today.Dennis Miller, coordinator of the DeKalb County Emergency Services and Disaster Agency,...

Duties of dealing with the dead: DeKalb county coroner up for reelection, unopposed since 1984

By Linze Griebenow | November 3, 2011

Dealing with dead bodies is not typically part of the job description in most occupations. However, DeKalb County coroner Dennis Miller has been dealing with them for the last 32 years. Deaths in Dekalb County that are sudden with an unknown cause, violent...