NIU dropping standardized tests in undergraduate admissions January 30, 2020 11:55 am|DEKALB. Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University announced Wednesday it will eliminate the use of standardized tests in…
NIU to offer mobile ticketing for sporting events July 15, 2019 11:41 am|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois University sports fans will have a more high-tech way to access game…
Funeral held for youngest victim of factory shooting February 21, 2019 12:20 pm|SHERIDAN, Ill. (AP) – A small funeral home was packed with hundreds of mourners for a 21-year-old college…
NIU looking to boost enrollment to 18,000 by fall 2023 January 28, 2019 2:44 pm|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois University has a new enrollment plan that aims to have 18,000 students…
NIU names woman president for first time in school history September 21, 2018 11:34 am|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois University’s board of trustees has chosen a woman as president for the…
NIU trustees want acting president to become permanent July 17, 2018 11:34 am|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois University trustees have voted their preference to be the next president of…
Jeff Keicher to finish Bob Pritchard’s term in state House July 16, 2018 11:48 am|SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) – Republican Jeff Keicher will be sworn in as the newest Illinois state representative, replacing…
Court backs NCAA transfer rule requiring year off June 26, 2018 12:03 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – A federal appeals court has backed an NCAA rule requiring most football players who transfer…
NIU, Rock Valley College celebrate first program graduates May 16, 2018 11:21 am|ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – Northern Illinois University and Rock Valley College are celebrating the first graduates of its…
Professor sent colleagues life’s work before murder-suicide March 8, 2018 12:43 pm|ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) – A college professor and a journalist say they received emails from an expert on…
Coroner: Professor, 2 sons died in apparent murder-suicide March 5, 2018 1:14 pm|ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois say a college professor and his two sons are those who died…
NIU to mark 10th anniversary of deadly campus shooting February 15, 2018 1:40 pm|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Hundreds of people gathered at a memorial garden at Northern Illinois University to mark the tenth…
Illinois university to mark 10-year anniversary of shooting February 13, 2018 12:39 pm|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Families affected by the 2008 Northern Illinois University shooting that killed five and injured 21 are…
NIU seeking naming rights partner for Convocation Center January 30, 2018 12:19 pm|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University says it’s looking for a naming rights partner for the school’s 10,000-seat NIU…
Illinois high court OKs lawsuit in NIU student’s 2012 death January 20, 2018 1:22 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the family of a Northern Illinois University fraternity pledge can proceed…
NIU trustees again approve ex-president’s $600,000 severance December 8, 2017 12:33 pm|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Trustees at Northern Illinois University have again voted to approve a $600,000 severance agreement with former…
Childers’ 4 TD passes help N. Illinois beat Ball St., 63-17 November 10, 2017 12:27 pm|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Marcus Childers threw a career-high four touchdown passes and Jackson Abresch scored twice on…
Visually impaired programs face teacher shortage November 4, 2017 3:33 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — A teacher shortage in Illinois is threatening to derail the progress of programs for the…
Illinois city, county to implement domestic violence program October 21, 2017 11:38 am|ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in a northern Illinois city are preparing to enact additional, proactive domestic violence…
NIU employees could get salary hike September 22, 2017 11:42 am|DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University’s acting president says she plans to request a 3 percent salary…