Students got an early Huskie tailgate experience Wednesday night.Graduate students Anne Weber and Veronica Skradzinski orchestrated a special tailgate event in the Stevenson dining hall Wednesday.Special menu items were implemented for the evening, including...

Less than two months in and the DeKalb Firefighters Union, Local 1236, has nearly reached its $30,000 fundraising goal from custom T-shirt sales and donations.The DeKalb Fire Department began a fundraising campaign for the Associated Firefighters of Illinois...

Voorhees Associates, LLC is well into its search timeline to find DeKalb’s new city manager. Candidate reviews and interviews will be held throughout October into early November.It’s been more than four months since Mark Biernacki, DeKalb’s former...

Fire Station Two, 1154 S. Seventh St., is getting its first renovation since its construction in 1957.Station Two is equipped with one bathroom and four sleeping quarters divided by curtains. The station was intended to house two personnel. It is 260...

Kay Shelton is the president of the Lincoln Highway Association. Shelton is a professor at Kishwaukee College in Malta, home to the highway’s first seedling mile.Northern Star: Who came up with the idea for Lincoln Highway?Kay Shelton: That was Carl...

The city is taking steps to improve area safety.DeKalb’s new Crime Free Lease Addendum went into effect April 30. The new ordinance is required by DeKalb’s municipal code to be in every lease and lease extension.“If it’s used correctly, and used...

The DeKalb Police Department doesn’t think it’s too early to declare iWatch a success.iWatch is a cellphone and computer application that gives people the ability to send in identified or anonymous tips to the DeKalb Police Department. The app is...

Four thousand T-shirts or $30,000 in donations — whichever comes first — will supply a wounded veteran a vehicle.On Aug. 19, DeKalb Firefighters Union, Local 1236, began selling custom T-shirts for $15 and taking donations for the Associated Firefighters...

Rain failed to sever community ties to NIU on Move-In Day Thursday.Amidst move-in day, DeKalb Mayor John Rey and Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy were on the scene at New Residence Hall helping students move into their dormitories.“It’s exciting to see 4,000...