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NIU staff member found dead in Neptune West

By Jessi Haish | April 9, 2014

An NIU staff member was found dead in Neptune West Wednesday.DeKalb Fire Department, NIU police and paramedics responded just before noon to a report of an unconscious and unresponsive male. The incident is under investigation by NIU police and there...

Selfies: Honesty, insecurity and community shown at campus event

Selfies: Honesty, insecurity and community shown at campus event

By Jessi Haish | March 2, 2014

Zachery Cramer wakes up every morning and looks in the mirror to see bags under his eyes.The freshman business management major says he sleeps and takes care of himself, but the bags are still there.“I’ve had these bags for, like, 12 years,” Cramer...

Star takes No. 2 as best state college paper

By Northern Star Staff | February 23, 2014

The Northern Star newspaper claimed second place in the Illinois College Press Association’s general excellence category for the second year in a row.The Daily Northwestern of Northwestern University took first, but ICPA did not select another newspaper...

A DeKalb police cruiser.

Officers back on duty after one shot, killed Malta man attacking family

By Jessi Haish | February 18, 2014

DeKalb officers will return to duty after one shot and killed a Malta man when the man attacked his family Jan. 28.Two DeKalb residents are recuperating from the attack, during which they were stabbed multiple times. DeKalb police chief Gene Lowery...

City manager named: Schaumburg’s Anne Marie Gaura

By Jessi Haish | December 4, 2013

Anne Marie Gaura has been selected as DeKalb’s incoming city manager.Gaura serves as the interim director of engineering and public works for the village of Schaumburg, according to a news release from the city.Gaura will start Jan. 21, replacing interim...

Police search for armed robbery suspect

By Jessi Haish | December 2, 2013

Officers are searching for a man involved in an armed robbery at University Heights apartments last week.At about 4 p.m. Wednesday, a man, masked and armed with a gun, entered an apartment rental office at University Heights, 1120 Varsity Boulevard, according...

A neighborhood in the Devonshire subdivision of Washington, Ill., is left in ruins after a tornado tore through the northern part of the town on Sunday. Members of Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, are collecting items for care packages to send to the victims of the tornado. Student volunteers will also work with the Red Cross.

Students reach out to help tornado victims

By James Green | November 19, 2013

In response to the weekend’s outbreak of tornadoes in Illinois, Alpha Phi Omega will collect donations for relief packages for the victims.Will Wight, Alpha Phi Omega member and junior mechanical engineering major, has been storm watching for five years,...

Police arrest suspect in James Court apartment gunfire

Police arrest suspect in James Court apartment gunfire

By Jessi Haish | November 18, 2013

Police have arrested a man who allegedly fired shots at an apartment complex Wednesday.Benjamin L. Evans, 27, of DeKalb, has been charged with aggravated use of a weapon, unlawful possession of weapon by felon and aggravated discharge of a firearm. Bond...

Police searching for man wanted in Wednesday apartment gunfire

Police searching for man wanted in Wednesday apartment gunfire

By Jessi Haish | November 14, 2013

Police are searching for someone who was allegedly involved in shots fired at an apartment complex Wednesday.A warrant is out for Benjamin L. Evans for aggravated use of a weapon, unlawful possession of weapon by felon and aggravated discharge of a firearm....

No injuries after shots fired at apartment complex

By Jessi Haish | November 13, 2013

DeKalb Police are investigating “shots fired” at an apartment complex today.Police responded to James Court Apartments, located in the 2600 block of North First Street, at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. After investigating, officers determined two groups...

Mayor preserves Sycamore history

By Jessi Haish | October 30, 2013

Sycamore’s mayor is making sure the work of his predecessors is preserved for generations to come.Mayor Ken Mundy has taken on the project of compiling all the minutes of Sycamore’s City Council meetings dating back to the beginning of the city in...

New county clerk looks to technology

By Jessi Haish | October 21, 2013

DeKalb County’s newest clerk has been in his role for just a month, but he’s ready to see how he can use his background to help county residents.Douglas J. Johnson, county clerk and recorder, was appointed by the County Board after the former clerk...