DeKALB – Work on the roundabout project at the Lucinda Avenue and Normal Road intersection will begin May 12 with barricade installation and utility preparation. The project is planned to be completed in August, prior to the start of classes.
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DeKALB – A portion of Normal Road will be closed for an estimated two to three weeks starting April 21 to allow for the installation of a median and crosswalks.
Normal Road will be closed to traffic between Edgebrook Drive and Ridge Drive as part...
DeKALB – A roundabout at the intersection of Normal Road and Lucinda Avenue is scheduled to be completed by August 2025.
The roundabout is the first phase of a two-phase plan to convert the area south of Lucinda Avenue to university grounds.
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DeKALB – Food Truck Wednesdays made a delicious debut Wednesday as the NIU community lined up for a taste.
Food Trucks were stationed from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the closed portion of Normal Road where local vendors: Little O’s Frozen Treats, BattleAxe...
Pass: Normal Road becomes saferThe Student Association is moving buses back to the west turnaround today to make it safer for people to cross Normal Road.The buses blocked pedestrians’ view of oncoming cars when trying to cross at the east turnaround...
Students wait on Normal Road in front of the Holmes Student Center for Huskie buses. The bus turnaround, which was relocated to the east side of the Holmes Student Center over the summer, is being moved back to the west side. Pedestrians have complained...
Kevin BarteltI have mixed feelings about the campus construction this summer.I’m excited because the bike paths, a renovated Stevens building and removing Douglas are huge steps in renovating the campus. NIU will look noticeably better in the upcoming...
NIU’s ambitions are more than its means when it comes to the Master Plan Thesis.The Master Plan Thesis is a series of objectives — remove Stevenson and Douglas, close Normal Road to car traffic, have food trucks visit every Friday in the fall, etc....
The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center has recently moved.The new location, 105 Normal Road, is in the Women’s Resource Center. During the spring semester the two will share the building.The move was finalized after Molly Holmes,...
AJ EdwardsCarry law needs guidanceOn July 9, Illinois approved the Firearm Concealed Carry Act, giving licensed residents permission to carry a concealed handgun. While I can see the good intentions behind this act and support it to an extent, I feel...
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...
