Looking at the Star’s home page this morning one would think that the only news worth covering in DeKalb is of home invasions, shootings and NIU football. Has the Star become the Chicago Tribune? Why isn’t the Star covering the most important issues...

Why doesn’t the Northern Star of 2015 have more articles dealing with the major issues of today?There is little or no mention of student debt, the outsourcing of American jobs, Wall Street corruption, climate change, the U.S. prison mass incarceration,...

The Illinois Soybean Association and DeKalb County Board members said they are relieved Illinois made an agreement with DeKalb County to fix a local bridge.The bridge is over the south branch of the Kishwaukee River, crossing Keslinger Road in Afton Township....

It is very sad the residents of Greek Row allow a vast amount of litter to occupy their front yards, the parkways and their streets.One would think they would take pride in their residence and in their town. It is hard to understand why they would step...

While nationally enthusiasm for this year’s presidential election might have simmered down from 2008, the amount of involvement students at NIU took in politics this time around was inspiring. During the final weeks of national campaigning, there were...