Kristen AdamsColumnistWhat has stood out throughout this presidential election, compared to other elections, is the public concern with national security and foreign policy. Foreign policies and national security are more important to voters in many ways...
Michael Marquardt and Kate Noreiko will join the City Council as the 3rd and 5th ward aldermen, respectively.Marquardt won the 3rd ward with 237 votes to candidate Steve Kapitan's 228 votes.Noreiko with 247 votes defeated Michael Haji-Sheikh with 220...
Early voting for the 2015 DeKalb consolidated election ends Saturday.The city of DeKalb has four aldermen seats being contested: wards 1, 3, 5 and 7.Early voting will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Holmes Student...
NIU President Doug Baker said he is not sure what a “blue legislature” and “red governor” mean for NIU and the state at Wednesday’s University Council meeting.Ibrahim Abdel-Motaleb, professor and chair of the Electrical Engineering Department,...
DeKalb County saw a slight decrease in voter turnout for midterms, moving from 51 percent turnout in 2010 to 49 percent for Election Day Tuesday.In the 2010 midterms, 57,102 people were registered to vote and only 29,197 voted. This election, 58,482 people...
Republican Bruce Rauner’s win over Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn in the gubernatorial race could mean funding changes for NIU.Rauner, who got about 51 percent of the vote Tuesday, won over Quinn, who has yet to concede. Rauner’s budget plan includes...
Winnetka businessman Bruce Rauner has taken Gov. Pat Quinn’s seat in the midterm elections, according to projections.The race — one of the closest and most expensive in the country — pitted Rauner against Quinn, who has served as governor since...
Name: Bob BrownAge: 65College: NIU and U of IHometown: DeKalbGoals: He said he would like to see an enterprise zone in DeKalb, trim the budget and monitor landfills as far as waste management.Experience: He said he worked in higher development and agriculture...
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An official report from the OneCard office shows a turnout decline of 11 voters for Student Association Senate elections since last fall’s election.The report, issued Thursday, shows the SA Senate elections saw 739 registered voters: 382 voters on Tuesday...
