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IN PICTURES: Huskie Invitational kicks off volleyball season

By Sean Reed, Multimedia Editor | August 28, 2022

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The Pokémon Froakie sits atop a tower with the Prism Tower in the background in "Pokémon Legends: Z-A." "Pokémon Legends: Z-A" released last Thursday with positives and negatives. (IGN under Fair Use)

'Pokémon Legends: Z-A,' the good, the bad and the glitchy

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The former location of Noodles and Company sits on a cloudy day. After 21 years in business, Noodles and Company shut down its DeKalb location. (Austin Lamb | Northern Star)

Noodles and Company ceases operations in DeKalb

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NIU redshirt senior running back Chavon Wright (10) looks on as redshirt sophomore quarterback Josh Holst, bottom, is sacked by San Diego State University sophomore linebacker Owen Chambliss during a football game on Sept. 27 at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb. NIU's 6-3 loss to San Diego State was the third among the Huskies' ongoing six-game losing streak. (Alexia Beck | Northern Star)

KISELLUS: ‘The Hard Way’ is hard to watch

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A memorial sits with fresh flowers in the grass along the 1700 block of DeKalb Avenue in Sycamore. Authorities were called to the 1700 block of DeKalb Avenue in Sycamore on Sunday after an SUV and a Suzuki motorcycle collided, killing 21-year-old NIU student Turki Alazemi. (Diego Martinez | Northern Star)

NIU student killed in Sycamore motorcycle accident

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A line of people walk along the lawn of the DeKalb County Courthouse to admire the entries to the decorative pumpkin competition at the 2024 Sycamore Pumpkin Festival. This year, the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival will run from Wednesday until Sunday. (Northern Star File Photo)

Sycamore to honor farming roots with annual ‘Pumpkin Fest’

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