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Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School

By Hany Abdel | November 13, 2013

A “Real Life Heroes” event included veterans and people on active service walking down the halls of Lincoln Elementary School, greeting children and giving high fives. The school has tried to connect its theme — “where everyday superheroes are...

Young football fans compete to meet Huskie team players

Young football fans compete to meet Huskie team players

By Hany Abdel | November 13, 2013

Local schools have been battling it out to show off their Huskie pride during football season.As part of NIU’s goal to form a communiversity with DeKalb, Athletics has come up with a way to involve the local school district: a NIU pride competition....

Garden tour shows off homegrown goods

Garden tour shows off homegrown goods

By Amy Shelton | September 22, 2013

DeKalb County Community Gardens held its first fundraising event this weekend, hosting a tour of nine of 40 gardens in the DeKalb and Sycamore area.The gardens project was started by project coordinator Dan Kenney in summer 2012 as a way to grow food...