DeKALB — Bring the family to check out NIU and the DeKalb area with NIU’s annual Family Weekend, Oct. 4 through Oct. 6. There are suggested area hotels and parking available on Orientation and Family Connections’ website.Jonamac Orchard is hosting...

Saturday marked the final fall event for Jonamac Orchard, 19412 Shabbona Road, with a pumpkin demolition day.Patrons were encouraged to bring their hollowed jack-o’-lanterns to the farm for a beating. Rather than having jack-o’-lanterns decay on the...

Owners of Jonamac Orchard are prepared for another fall season with renovations.The orchard has opened a kettle corn barn where fresh kettle corn and apple cider slushies are made on the weekends. Owner and manager Kevin McArtor said there is something...

Halloween is quickly approaching, and Jonamac Orchard’s annual haunted corn maze is one way to celebrate the season. For its 13th consecutive year, Jonamac, 19412 Shabbona Road, Malta, brings this attraction to the city of Malta, and it has proven to...

DeKalb County received $71.64 million from tourism in 2010, according to the Northern Illinois Tourism Development Office (NIT). According to the NIT numbers, this was over $6 million more than in 2009. "I am very glad to see that people are visiting...

Attending NIU might make one feel disconnected from the rest of the world. An hour and a half from Chicago, we'd be lying if we said we weren't missing out on anything. But come autumn, Chicago probably feels the same way. Being nestled amongst the skyscrapers...

As students begin their Homecoming celebration there are many places and activities for students to check out within the DeKalb area. Star Worlds Arcade Star Worlds Arcade, 1234 E. Lincoln Highway , offers their customers a classic gaming experience....