DeKALB – Starting Feb. 27, a seasonal weight limit will restrict vehicles over 8,000 lbs from driving through certain DeKalb roads. The City of DeKalb issued a restriction on oversized vehicles due to freeze-thaw cycles that threaten to severely deteriorate road conditions on specific streets. Restricted roads include South First Street beginning at Fairview Drive.
DeKALB– Gas prices in Illinois have now been on the rise for five consecutive weeks with the average price being $3.65 per gallon which is 13.3 cents higher than last week. Compared to last month, the price of gas is 41.9 cents higher according to GasBuddy. Currently, the price is 15 cents higher than the.
DeKALB – Although students are no longer required by NIU to screen for COVID-19, wastewater screening shows how much of the virus is present at different residence halls – which is a tool for students trying to stay healthy. Barrie Bode, professor of biology and director of NIU’s COVID-19 facilities, leads the wastewater screening for.
DeKALB – The new Community Development Block Grant annual action plan outlines how over $800,000 will be invested into DeKalb to improve infrastructure and invest in social service agencies. The city of DeKalb released the first draft of their 2023 annual action plan. The draft describes how its annual funds will be dispersed among the.
DeKALB – NIU President Lisa Freeman’s university goals, which the Board of Trustees will use to evaluate her performance at the end of 2023, spoke about future standards – including broadening the criteria for tenure. “I think we believe that some of the guidelines are outdated, and maybe excessively rigid, because the world has changed,”.