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Huskie Bus spotted driving past Altgeld Hall and East Lagoon. (Alyssa Queen |
Northern Star)

Students experience Huskie Line bus tardiness

By Kaitlyn Lee-Gordon, News Reporter | February 23, 2023

DeKALB – After returning from winter break, many students noticed a significant difference in the operation of the Huskie Line bus system compared to the fall semester. In the previous semester, each of the 2L, 2R, 3 and 5 routes offered three to...

A view of the Union Pacific owned train tracks looking southwest from the currently out-of-service DeKalb train station parking lot at the corner of East Locust Street and North 6th Street in downtown DeKalb. (Tim Dodge | Northern Star)

Firm begins DeKalb Metra study

By Colin Kempsell | January 31, 2023

DeKALB – NIU is missing a major mode of transportation: A commuter rail. This could change in the coming years as the city evaluates the possibility of a Metra train station and has already begun investing in one. On Jan. 9, the DeKalb City Council...