Skip to Main Content

Northern Star

 

Advertisement

 

 
Northern Star

Northern Illinois University’s student media since 1899

 

Ensure student journalism survives. Donate today.

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

The Student News Site of Northern Illinois University

Northern Star

DeKalb fire trucks sit in the DeKalb Fire Department Station No. 1 garage on Sept. 27. The fire department will hold a chili cook-off to raise funds for winter coats for DeKalb children in need.

DeKalb Fire Department to hold chili cook-off

By Satta Kendor | October 28, 2015

The DeKalb Fire Department will see who has the best homemade chili at a cook-off fundraiser event next month.All proceeds from the cook-off will go towards purchasing winter coats for DeKalb children in need, said DeKalb firefighter Patrick Eriksen....

Film crews prepare to shoot a scene of Ramin Bahrani's Heartland
at The Junction, 816 W. Lincoln Hwy., DeKalb. The film stars Zac
Efron and Dennis Quaid.

Monday’s film shoot draws crowds to The Junction parking lot

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | October 3, 2011

Yellow caution tape roped off part of The Junction parking lot on Monday as film crews prepared to film a scene in Ramin Bahrani's Heartland. The movie, starring Zac Efron and Dennis Quaid, began filming in DeKalb County in the summer. However, students...

Local Bars offer St. Patrick’s Day festivities

By Eric Beesley | March 9, 2011

DeKALB | Local bars and restaurants have big things planned for this year's St. Patrick's Day festivities. "We will be opening the doors at 10 a.m. and will be offering a free Guinness glass to the first ten patrons at this time to spend at their leisure,"...