Articles filed under Northern Illinois University
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Palatine resident honored as star student at NIUNov 26, 2015 12:00 am - In 1998, when Kiranjit Gill was just 4 years old, her parents left their homeland of Punjab, India, and traveled to the United States, settling in Palatine. They wanted ...
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Drug charges filed in wake of death of NIU student from Des PlainesNov 09, 2015 12:00 am - Three men are facing criminal charges for, police said, obtaining the LSD that contributed to the death of a 19-year-old Northern Illinois University student from Des Pl...
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NIU concert to feature student composers Oct. 28Oct 25, 2015 11:00 pm - The Northern Illinois University School of Music will host a concert of music by NIU student and faculty composers at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Recital Hall at t...
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Officials: NIU classes expected to resume Friday after bomb threatOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Classes were expected to resume at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb Friday after a bomb threat there and at other colleges in the area, officials said. The threat...
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Ex-Bloomingdale man shot, killed in DeKalbOct 07, 2015 2:00 pm - A former Bloomingdale man was shot to death in a drug deal, and two men have been charged with the murder, DeKalb police said. Matthew Clark, 23, was shot in the chest a...
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Doctor-law student partnership to help poor is thriving in AuroraOct 02, 2015 5:00 am - With a bum knee and a bad back, Michael Ferrell can't work. He also got into drugs and alcohol, lost his home and ended up at an Aurora homeless shelter. The 60-year-old...
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Coroner: Des Plaines student's death in fall at NIU under investigationSep 29, 2015 1:00 am - An autopsy Tuesday was inconclusive on the manner of death of a 19-year-old Northern Illinois University student from Des Plaines who authorities say fell from an 11th-f...
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NIU student from Des Plaines dies after fall from dorm's 11th floorSep 28, 2015 1:00 am - A 19-year-old Northern Illinois University student from Des Plaines fell to his death Saturday night from the 11th floor of a campus dormitory, officials said Monday. De...
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Girls basketball: Harvest Christian's Castro commits to NIUSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Playing in the Class 1A supersectional at Lewis University last February, Harvest Christian's Paulina Castro caught the eye of Lewis coach Lisa Carlsen. At that time, Ca...
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Husky named Diesel, NIU's 'mascot emeritus,' has cancerSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Northern Illinois University's beloved "mascot emeritus," Diesel, is being treated for Type B lymphoma. According to his longtime handler, Tom Bonnevier, the husky was d...