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Comedian Brian Regan, who has been performing for more than 30 years, is bringing his national tour to the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center on Friday, Aug. 9.

The WellBatavia Festival will be held from 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Batavia City Hall, 100 N. Island Ave., where the public – and school-age children – are welcome to participate in free health screenings.

The village is acting on a recommendations made by a study conducted by the Northern Illinois University’s Center for Governmental Studies in 2021,

U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood (IL-14) announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for health care organizations

Alyssa’s Home Baker is set up at her mother’s house in Blackberry Township near Geneva. The NIU junior business and marketing major does custom baking 20 to 30 hours a week.

Attendees at the Northern Illinois University Solar Eclipse Viewing Party Monday were treated to perfect weather to watch the celestial event. Students, faculty and DeKalb County residents filled up the courtyard behind Davis Hall at NIU to witness the rare event.

Student films will be shown on NIU's campus April 9 and at the Egyptian Theatre on April 10. Admission to both events is free.

The Northern Illinois University football team was forced inside the Chessick Practice Center due to the weather Tuesday for the teams first spring practice.

The Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform a Spring Pops Concert: A Tribute to John Williams to honor composer John Williams this month.

Special Olympics Illinois held a Huskie Stadium Polar Plunge Saturday where individuals who raised $100 or more for the nonprofit organization were given the chance to jump into a water tank. The signature event fundraiser for Special Olympics Illinois lived up to its name as temperatures during the event were in the low 20's.

Northern Illinois University marked a somber anniversary Wednesday, 16 years since a gunman killed five students in 2008. The remembrance in the Peaceful Reflection Garden adjacent to Cole Hall honored the memory of Catalina Garcia, Daniel Parmenter, Ryanne Mace, Julianna Gehant, and Gayle Dubowski, the five people who lost their lives in the shooting.

The concert will feature performances by Jazz in Progress,the DeKalb High School and Sycamore High School jazz ensembles, as well as the NIU Jazz Orchestra.

The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team took on Akron in a conference matchup Tuesday night at the Convocation Center in DeKalb.

The Huskies of Northern Illinois University welcomed in-state opponent Eastern Illinois Monday night at the Convocation Center at NIU in DeKalb.

The Northern Illinois University men's basketball team hosted Calumet College Monday night at the Convocation Center at NIU in DeKalb.

The Northern Illinois football team took on MAC Conference foe Western Michigan Tuesday night at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

Some of the work by local artists in the Terrain Biennial 2023, a countrywide exhibit where artists display their work outside of homes and building around town. Many pieces can be seen near the Northern Illinois University School of Art and Design, Visual Arts Building.

The Northern Illinois Huskies welcomed Ball State for a Mid-American Conference West Division matchup.

The Huskie Homecoming Block Party hit downtown DeKalb Thursday as part of the Northern Illinois University homecoming celebration.

A group of Northern Illinois University employees filled up the room at the NIU Board of Trustees meeting Thursday, most represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME) seeking a speedy resolution to a contract with higher wages.

Despite temperatures reaching well into the 90's students at Northern Illinois University were still able to get moved into their rooms on campus during move-in day at the school in DeKalb.

A new Huskie mural on the Annie Glidden Road railroad underpass, just south of Lincoln Highway in DeKalb is now finished. The mural is a joint project between the City of DeKalb and Northern Illinois University.

A new Huskie mural is in the process of being painted on the Annie Glidden Road railroad underpass, just south of Lincoln Highway in DeKalb. The mural, which will soon have additional artwork, is a joint project between the City of DeKalb and Northern Illinois University.

The Northern Illinois University football team held their first practice of the season Wednesday morning at Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.

There was a range of emotions as the DeKalb City Council met Monday to approve plans for Northern Illinois University to redevelop a vacant space for an NIU Center for Greek Life, award a key to the city to resident Elijah Livingston, and talk about a controversial proposal to purchase a building at 128 to 140 S. Second St. downtown.

Derrick Smith, an academic counselor in the Center for Black Studies at Northern Illinois University and father of four reflects on what fatherhood has meant to him, how his own father helped change his life and how he feels like a father to the many students he mentors on campus at NIU.

Donna Werderich is in the middle of her 30th year of teaching, with the past 16 of those years as a professor in Northern Illinois University’s College of Education.

The Northern Illinois University football team held their Spring Showcase Saturday offering fans an inside look at what lies ahead for the 2023 season. The event featured a practice open to the public along with opportunities for fans to interact with the team.

“Walt Owens, what he contributed to this institution, and especially for the Black athletes here, is huge,” Frazier said. “Us doing this is for baseball, no question. But what means to the black community and all those years, is something that is invaluable.”

Maine West grad Jaden Dolphin said he's feeling an energy he hasn't felt before during NIU's spring camp as the team is trying to spark a turnaround following a 3-9 season.

The Northern Illinois University football team held a spring practice Friday. Spring practices are winding down and will culminate in the annual Spring Showcase, which is open to the public, at Huskie Stadium Saturday, April 22 at noon.

Gov. JB Pritzker along with other Illinois lawmakers, City of DeKalb officials and representatives of Northern Illinois University were on hand Tuesday at the Barsema Alumni and Visitors Center at NIU to talk about the importance of funding higher education in Illinois.

Dekalb baseball rolls in season opener. That and more scores from around the area.

People gathered Tuesday at the memorial outside of Cole Hall at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb for a remembrance ceremony for the the five students killed in a Feb. 14, 2008 mass shooting.

Feb. 14, 2008 is a day that most people who lived in DeKalb or attended Northern Illinois University will never forget, when a gunman opened fire inside Cole Hall, killing five students and wounding dozens more. Look back on that day in pictures, 15 years later.

The Northern Illinois University Huskies welcomed Ohio Tuesday night for a Mid-American Conference matchup.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, visited the Northern Illinois University College of Engineering and Engineering Technology to celebrate the university receiving $1.5 million in federal funding to upgrade its microchip manufacturing lab.

The Northern Illinois University mens basketball team hosted Albany in a rare Tuesday afternoon matchup in DeKalb.

A nonpartisan task force involved with helping the state implement criminal justice system changes in Illinois set to take effect next year is holding one of three regional education seminars at Northern Illinois University on Nov. 15.

Northern Illinois University renamed New Residence Hall in honor of Fanny Ruth Patterson, who in 1915 became the university’s first Black graduate. The new name of the residence hall will be Fanny Ruth Patterson Complex.

The Peters Campus Life Building was dedicated Thursday to honor former Northern Illinois University President John Peters in a ceremony that highlighted his leadership skills during a 2008 mass shooting which killed five students.

For 20 years, one building has acted as a campus hub helping to shape the athletic, living and learning experiences at Northern Illinois University: the Convocation Center.

Northern Illinois University students move in Thursday, one of four move-in days for those living on campus the upcoming school year.

Nearly four years after the project was announced, designs for a $23 million sustainability center at Northern Illinois University have received the go-ahead from the state of Illinois, with a planned 2026 completion.

Northern Illinois University held commencement ceremonies Saturday at the Convocation Center as students celebrated graduation with their families.

Allison Gladfelter is a speech pathologist by trade, but has found a way at Northern Illinois University to take her skills and use them for more through the creation of an autism caregiver group.

NIU Cares, a volunteer group from Northern Illinois University, gathered Friday to take part in a community cleanup event, going to several locations in DeKalb to pick up litter.

“Me and my family have been crying all morning,” Karina Maksimova, a Northern Illinois University alum who was born in Ukraine, said after speaking with family back home.

The Sycamore wrestling team lost its dual state sectional match while the NIU men dropped a close one at Eastern Michigan.

A Northern Illinois University student who police say fired a gun while inside NIU-owned apartment housing has been banned from the DeKalb campus, said university officials in a statement Tuesday.