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DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Businesses near Northern Illinois University are expecting a boost in sales when families flood the area for spring graduation. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports DeKalb will see tens of thousands of visitors during ceremonies next month...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University is offering a course this semester on the HBO series "Game of Thrones." The University Honors Program calls the class "Game of Thrones, Television and Medieval History." The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports (http://bit...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University has created a task force to write a draft policy for the state's Smoke-Free Campus Act, which goes into effect July 1. Former Gov. Pat Quinn last August signed the law that bans smoking both indoors and outdoors in all Illinois state-supported higher education institutions...

The Insane Inflatable 5K obstacle course is coming to Northern Illinois University in DeKalb on Sept. 19 and you have an opportunity to register at the lowest price.

So, how much snow fell? Here are some preliminary amounts as of 12:01 a.m. Monday from the National Weather Service.

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge in Chicago has refused to toss a 2014 civil rights lawsuit by a former police chief at Northern Illinois University. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports Friday's ruling against the DeKalb school means Donald Grady's lawsuit can go forward...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University's new vice president of administration and finance says maintaining enrollment and making the school competitive are challenges. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports Alan Phillips will take over the post at the DeKalb school on March 1...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University is offering a live video feed of the ongoing demolition of a 51-year-old residence hall. The stream offers viewers a wide shot of the scene at Douglas Hall so they can watch equipment and crews working to strategically dismantle the building...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University has announced a new athletic facilities master plan. The DeKalb school includes three new athletics facilities for baseball, tennis and Olympic sports. It also includes upgrades to the softball field, the soccer and track and field complex and the NIU Convocation Center...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois University held a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday for a $27 million renovation of the facility that houses performing arts, theater and other departments. The Stevens Building opened in 1959 as the Fine Arts Building...