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Top 3 weirdest DeKalb craigslist ads: Man seeks topless maid and more

Top 3 weirdest DeKalb craigslist ads: Man seeks topless maid and more

By Northern Star staff | January 13, 2015

If you search the Rockford Craigslist, you're bound to find some weird offers. Here's three we found.Sounds Legit: This guy wants a Topless Maid to come clean his place. No word on how much he'll pay you, though.Man Cave Decor: If you're a fan of Dr....

Local pair supports music with company

By Hayley Devitt | October 16, 2013

Until recently, Camille Piazza and Eric Sterling have been working to plan and host events mainly as volunteer and fundraising efforts.Piazza and Sterling have been prominent volunteer supporters of DeKalb’s music scene. But on Aug. 14, Piazza and Sterling...

College of Education celebrates new leadership academy opening in Rockford

By Jessi Haish | January 29, 2013

The opening of the Rockford Leadership Academy will be celebrated today by the NIU College of Education and Rockford Public School District 205. The Academy was created by the COE and Rockford Public School District to enhance leadership skills among...

Elgin jam band Casa Karma performs at the Freakalb music festival Saturday at the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway.

Freakalb grooves into House Cafe

By Ross Hettel | March 4, 2012

Awwwwww, Freakalb. With a wonderful name like that, and the great listing of genres such as funk, psychedelic, reggae, groove and jam bands in between, I had to go check it out this weekend. A two day event spanning Friday and Saturday, there was more...

Editorial: Drug arrests a step in the right direction

By Northern Star Editorial board | February 26, 2012

Former DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen sure knows how to make an exit. On his last day as chief, DeKalb Police conducted Operation Safe Streets with the purpose of arresting 30 alleged drug dealers and users. In a Friday Northern Star article, DeKalb...

Dead Man Walking

By Thomas Verschelde and Dave Gong | November 20, 2011

Editor's note: Due to the sensitive nature of this material, the subject's name has been changed at his request to protect his privacy. At age 21, Adam Larson died for the first time. Larson, a Rockford resident, began using drugs at age 16. "I smoked...

Several local businesses drop sale of products containing cannaboids

By Dan Martynowicz | November 10, 2011

Some area businesses have stopped selling scented potpourri and incense containing synthetic cannabinoids. Huskie's Tobacco, 1023 W. Hillcrest Drive, pulled all related products from its shelves in direct response to police action in Rockford, said owner...

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...

Sam Dundeck, sophomore visual communication major, draws a live
model in her life drawing class Thursday morning.

Nude modeling is not about being ‘wild or crazy’

By Chelsey Boutan | October 6, 2011

When junior sociology major Edgar Miranda posed nude for a life drawing class for the first time, he was nervous."My heart was beating fast because I've never been nude in front of so many people," Miranda said. "I kept telling myself, ‘You don't have...

New Mexican restaurant one step closer to liquor license

By Megan Healy | September 21, 2011

The DeKalb liquor commission gave Fiesta Cancun a recommendation for an E-class liquor license at a meeting Tuesday evening, which is the first step in obtaining a liquor license. The E-class liquor license Fiesta Cancun, 1262 W. Lincoln Highway, is applying...

President Peters discusses Vision 2020, new online degree programs

By Matt Liparota | September 1, 2011

By 2020, NIU hopes to have 30,000 students enrolled.This announcement came as part of President John Peters' annual State of the University address Thursday afternoon. For the second year, the speech focused on the Vision 2020 initiative.During last year's...

Recent study finds about half of returning veterans are more likely to contemplate suicide

By Dave Gong | August 24, 2011

A recent study by the National Center for Veterans' Studies and Student Veterans of America found that nearly half of military veterans enrolled in a college or university have contemplated suicide. Sheryl Frye, Assistant Director of Counseling for Military...