By Bridgette Fox, Written Managing Editor
| May 9, 2023
DeKALB – Following the murder of Gracie Sasso-Cleveland, a 15-year-old DeKalb resident, community members and friends gathered on the 500 block of College Avenue to hold a vigil and share memories of her.
The vigil took place during a light drizzle...
DeKALB – NIU will hold its annual moment of reflection for the students lost to the mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2008: Gayle Dubowski, Catalina Garcia, Julianna Gehant, Ryanne Mace and Daniel Parmenter.
Five bells will toll at 3:06 p.m. Tuesday to pay...
Dancers from Studio M Dance Company in Sycamore perform a dance during halftime of the NIU versus Ball State men’s basketball game on Tuesday at the Convocation Center.
We are a nation divided. Class warfare, political warfare, racial warfare—every time we turn around, we are labeled and divided again. The upcoming election has divided us more than ever. We forget how much we have in common as humans, citizens and...
It has been 11 years since Sept. 11. The Northern Star Editorial Board remembers those who have fallen; however, 11 years later, we have a different perspective. We were children when Flight 11 hit the World Trade Center’s North Tower. The seven of...
As a slideshow played showing pictures of Steven Agee II, some students started crying when the last two slides appeared. "We will never forget 11-23-11...and though we must say goodbye we will never forget you," they read. More than 600 members of the...
I am writing regarding the third anniversary of the tragic loss of five students on our campus. When the events of Feb. 14 [2008] occurred, I was just a sophomore in high school in Peoria, Ill. That day was a little different for me because when I turned...
The Northern Illinois Veterans Memorial, located in Kirkland, has seen better days. Over the past couple of years, the memorial has been the victim of graffiti and other types of vandalism. Name plates have been ripped off, and its corners have been damaged...
DeKALB | Members of DeKalb and Sycamore Fire Departments slowly walked down the hill to the Healing Garden as the ceremony for the Sept. 11 memorial began. About 200 people from the DeKalb and Sycamore area attended Saturday afternoon to participate in...
