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Opinion Columnist Philip Arduini expresses his honest opinion about the Midwestern region of the United States.

Fill in the Blank: The Midwest is…

By Philip Arduini, Opinion Columnist | November 4, 2022

Quite depressing. Bad weather, losing sports teams and neglected cities make up the majority of the midwestern United States. The weather in the Midwest is extraordinarily inconvenient. Summers can get dangerously hot, and winters can be dangerously...

Meth, of Chicago, performs Feb. 1 at the Rockness Sound Studio.

Midwest bands bring unforgettable night to Rockford

By Jacob Baker | February 9, 2020

DeKALB — Meth, Greet Death, Quilt Club and Livid delivered an unbelievable night to remember Feb. 1 at the Rockness Sound Studio in Rockford in a genre-mixed show.Meth, the headlining band from Chicago, is a perfect fusion of mathcore, drone, noisecore,...

Gov. Quinn promises to veto gambling bill after Ill. pastors send protest letter

Gov. Quinn promises to veto gambling bill after Ill. pastors send protest letter

By Thomas Verschelde | October 25, 2011

Senior Pastor Jon Hutchison of the United Methodist Church, 321 Oak St., said gambling expansion in Illinois is not a good way to raise money for the state. A gambling expansion bill caused great controversy in Illinois, leading hundreds of pastors across...

Bill Nicklas

Former Dekalb, Sycamore city manager helps create ‘blue print’ for Vision 2020

By Hailey Kurth | October 25, 2011

NIU has created a new position to keep the Vision 2020 initiatives President Peters announced earlier this semester on track. The new associate vice president for Institutional Planning and Sustainability is Bill Nicklas. "One of his main responsibilities...

Greta Morgan and Gold Motel will play The House Cafe during Middlewest Fest Saturday. Morgan describes the title bands debut album Summer House as an analogy for her year in California after moving there from Chicago.

Gold Motel to bring retro-pop to DeKalb

By Troy Doetch | September 9, 2010

After the Chicago-based The Hush Sound announced their hiatus, singer/songwriter Greta Morgan took to the west coast. Leaving behind the Midwest, she spent a year and a half living out her dream: studying music and immersing herself in the California...