Forensic analysts have identified the human remains found in Prairie Park on Oct. 16 as those of NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller. Forensic analysts were able to match DNA from a piece of femur bone to DNA swabs taken from Keller's mother and father,...

The NIU Forensics team will host a charity event tonight to raise money for the Antinette "Toni" Keller Scholarship Fund. The event will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. at Potbelly Sandwich Shop, 1013 W. Lincoln Highway. Potbelly's will donate 25 percent of...

While everybody is talking about safety tips and how we all should use the services provided by NIU, I wonder how many people have actually been successful in using them. On the day the police announced that they had arrested a man for Toni Keller's case,...

NIU Vice Provost Earl Seaver said NIU won't know until the start of the spring semester how campus safety concerns have affected student retention, but said he has not seen a lot of student withdrawal during the course of this semester. Regardless of...

The night right before I moved into Grant South freshman year, I was sitting in my hotel room when I got a call from a friend back home. Nervous about my transition into college, it was relieving to see a familiar name on my caller ID, but what he was...

The Antinette “Toni” Keller investigation has brought back memories of the 1970 cold case of Donna Doll. NIU student Donna Doll was reported last seen on Oct. 2, 1970 leaving work from the Swen Parson Library. Donna Chiarelott, former Northern Star...

First off, a congratulations to you, Mr. Campbell, on your victory. Although we endorsed your opponent, we believed that both of you were qualified candidates for the position and that, no matter who was elected, you would have served DeKalb County admirably....

In reply to Mr. Baker's letter in Thursday's Northern Star--Mr. Baker, in his letter criticizing the Residence Hall Association for holding an NBA watch party on the same day and time of the memorial to a fallen NIU student makes the mistake in assuming...