This is Part 5 in a five-part series. Read: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5Six years ago today, an on-campus shooting forever changed the NIU community.Five students were killed and 21 people were injured. Families, friends and the community...
KishHealth System will be holding the following upcoming community wellness programs to help during the cold winter months:Blood pressure clinicA KishHealth System health professional will monitor participants’ blood pressure weekly.Each participant...
A Cortland ambulance exits the drive from Cortland Elementary School Tuesday. More than 60 people were treated for low-level carbon monoxide exposure after gas from a landfill swept over the school, 370 E. Lexington Ave.
A woman fell to her death in an apparent suicide at the Parking Deck on Carroll Avenue Friday afternoon.The woman was confirmed to have died at about 3:17 p.m. at Kishwaukee Hospital. Emergency personnel provided CPR at the site of the fall and transported...
Funds from a weekend artisan fair benefited students studying health care.Kishwaukee Hospital held its fourth annual Artisan Fair Friday, featuring 30 vendors of handmade goods. Volunteer Paula von Ende said proceeds from the fair benefit the Kishwaukee...
Blood cancer awareness can be found as close as campus today.NIU Health Services will sponsor a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Health Services building. This September marks the first International Blood Cancer Awareness month.Previously named...
Downtown DeKalb came together Thursday for a night of fun, food, raffles, giveaways and fundraising as part of the second annual Girls Night Out. Local businesses opened their doors for new and returning customers with free giveaways and raffle prizes...
Moses Mutuku, NIU College of Education professor and leader of the Kenya Literacy Project, died Sunday at Kishwaukee Hospital.Mutuku joined the College of Education in 2001. He also worked with the Kenya Literacy Project, which sought to improve daily...
Around each corner of Friday and Saturday's artisan's market stood numerous booths of colorful nylon flowers and crafty home decor.Kishwaukee Community Hospital's Roberts Conference Center, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, held its second annual artisan's market...
Sherry Lebed Davis filled the audience with chuckles, fruit-scented bubbles and smiles during her Humor Creates Wellness program at Kishwaukee Hospital, 1 Kish Hospital Drive, Tuesday night. Davis created the Humor Creates Wellness program in 1980 and...
The name may be misleading: Pierce Harley-Davidson's annual Breastival isn't just a celebration of female anatomy.This Saturday, those at Pierce Harley-Davidson, 969 N. Peace Rd., will host their annual Breastival to raise money for the Cancer Center...
There have been no arrests in connection with the Wednesday night shooting at 901 Lucinda Ave., said DeKalb Police Lt. Gary Spangler. Spangler said several people were detained following the shooting, but were released after police determined they were...
