This past school year, for the first time, Illinois schools were required to teach a unit on the experience and history of Native people in the state. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how teachers ...

There's growing worry about the MAC conference heading into the 2025 college football season. Few things are more synonymous ...

The university is located in DeKalb, Illinois. The following local students recently graduated from the College of William & ...

Northern Illinois University students now have a convenient and environmentally friendly way to charge electronic devices on ...

A tornado watch has been issued until 11 p.m. Friday for Cook County and most of northern Illinois. Strong storms are ...

Republican State Rep. Jeff Keicher recently announced he’ll seek reelection to the Illinois 70th House District, vowing to work across the aisle for decreased taxes, job growth, women’s health ...

Warnings have been issued for Lake and McHenry counties in Illinois and Lake and Porter counties in Indiana.

Jun. 20—DeKALB — Northern Illinois University recently announced its dean's list for the spring 2025 semester. The list honors students with a minimum semester grade-point average of 3.5 in the ...

Doug Feldmann, a Jacobs alum who played baseball at Northern Illinois, takes on role as Cincinnati Reds’ official scorer.

Street closures update. Road work continues with a number of streets in Freeport undergoing updates to water mains, sewer systems, and repaving. Carroll Avenue continues to be clo ...