An NIU student was arrested for allegedly running a methamphetamine lab out of a storage unit in Sycamore, according to an Oct. 5, 2006 Northern Star article.In addition to discovering the meth lab, state police also found a cannabis-growing operation....
"A Story of Before and To Be" by NIU student Leyla Puskar is on display at the Ars Nova Art Show on Wednesday in the Art Building, Jack Olson Gallery. The annual Juried Blick Art Materials Ars Nova Exhibition featured student artists from high school...
A single car accident in the western suburb of Lombard claimed the life of NIU student Kyle Kacirek.
Kacirek, 26, was the passenger in a car driven by his friend, Adam Smith, 24, that hit a tree at what police called "an extreme speed," according to the Chicago Tribune’s April 16 article.
The accident occurred shortly before 1 a.m. April 15 on residential Maple Road. Both men died instantly.
Kacirek was a senior English major at NIU. His long-time friend Rich Cummings, a junior English education major, described him as very intelligent and upbeat. He was always having fun, Cummings said.
Cummings also described Kacirek
as caring, especially when it came to his family.
"He has very dedicated to his parents," Cummings said.
UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. Wednesday DeKalb Police have arrested a suspect in the early-morning slaying of NIU student Steven Agee. Chaz Thrailkill, 19, of Markham, Ill., was arrested at 10:42 a.m. in the 1100 block of Varsity Boulevard, Chief Bill Feithen said...
NIU student Bryan C. Pikorz was charged with battery following an altercation near N. Annie Glidden Road and W. Hillcrest Drive Sunday.Pikorz allegedly punched an unidentified victim in the face and knocked the person unconscious. Police responded to...
William Curl's defense attorney agreed in court Tuesday to have her client provide a DNA sample to police. Curl, 34, was charged with the murder of missing student Antinette "Toni" Keller on Oct. 29 with five counts of first-degree murder, along with...
Bond was set for an NIU student charged with armed robbery and home invasion. Jamari Sanford, 20, of DeKalb, is being held at the DeKalb County Jail on $300,000 bond. In order to be released Sanford would have to post 10 percent, or $30,000. At about...
DeKALB | Bond was set for an NIU student charged with armed robbery and home invasion.Jamari Sanford, 20, of DeKalb, is being held at the DeKalb County Jail on $300,000 bond. In order to be released Sanford would have to post 10 percent, or $30,000.At...
Stress gets to us, eventually. Some of us combat it by working out after work, others crack open an ice cold beer when they get home. Well, apparently, one Tinley Park man could not do that. In a story on TribLocal from reporter Ashley Rueff, a man was...
The NIU community waited with bated breath since Saturday for updated information on the status of the death investigation of NIU student Antinette Keller. By today, though, everyone is breathless from trading rumors, allegations and unanswered questions...
NIU Police are currently seeking information on the location of student Antinette J. Keller. Keller, 18, of Plainfield, was last seen by friends around noon on Thursday in the Neptune residence hall. She reportedly told friends she was going for a walk...
A former NIU student accused of possessing child pornography is out on bond. John E. Burns, 25, of DeKalb posted 10 percent of his $100,000 bond late Wednesday morning, DeKalb County Jail officials said. Burns is charged with 10 counts of aggravated child...
