One of the more contested provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was the individual mandate. The mandate requires every American to get health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a “crucial”...

NIU participates in a project dedicated to bringing high speed Internet to low-income families and senior citizens. The "Getting Illinois Low Income Seniors and People with Disabilities Online Demonstration Project" will provide 3,000 people with high-speed...