Instead of putting out fires, the Dekalb Firefighters Local 1236 will be turning up the heat at its Chilli Cook-off this Sunday. The cook-off will be held from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m Sunday at Sullivan’s Tavern, 722 E. Lincoln Highway. The money raised...

At NIU, less freshmen are coming in as undecided majors, but more students are changing their majors to undecided, said Steven Barleen, associate director of the Academic Advising Center.This decrease in freshman coming in with undecided majors may be...

This week, DeafPride hosts Deaf Awareness Week, a celebration of deaf culture.DeafPride, a student group dedicated to raising awareness about deaf culture, holds the celebration during the first full week of November every year. An event is planned every...

Friday marked one year since student Antinette ‘Toni' Keller disappeared. On Oct. 14, 2010, Keller, a freshman art major, went missing. Keller told her friends around noon Oct. 14 she was going to Prairie Park to work on an art project. She never returned....

Starting today and ending Friday, the Campus Recreation will host its mid-semester Group Fitness Free Week. Students can try out any of the Campus Recreation's group fitness classes for free. The free classes will include Yoga, Body Combat, Cycle, Zumba,...

NIU's Center for Nongovernmental Organizations Leadership and Development (NGOLD) will host an open house from noon to 3 p.m. Monday in Zulauf Hall 114.To coincide with the open house, NGOLD will host an information session on the new Community Leadership...

The NIU Police Department blotter reported six stolen OneCards with unauthorized purchases made since the beginning of the semester.This number only includes cards reported missing, said NIU Sgt. Alan Smith, but many OneCards end up stolen or lost.Smith...