Illinois State Police sergeant fights to bring down expressway shootings
Sgt. Timothy Mayerbock was recognized for his ongoing battle to keep Chicago-area expressways safe.
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Sgt. Timothy Mayerbock was recognized for his ongoing battle to keep Chicago-area expressways safe.
NIU officials said they do not suspect foul play in the death.
How he got to this point, as Pugh puts it, was through a long list of unfortunate events. CBS 2's Matt Zahn reports.
"It's a unique experience," Pugh said. "I really don't know how to describe it."
Grayson McCall threw four touchdown passes and Coastal Carolina held off Northern Illinois in the Cure Bowl on Friday night, with the game ending with the Huskies at the Chanticleers 4.
Jay Ducker carried it 33 times for 210 yards, freshman Trayvon Rudolph had a 100-yard kickoff return and a 20-yard touchdown reception and Northern Illinois beat Bowling Green on Saturday for its fourth straight victory.
Former DePaul Blue Demons basketball player Rashon Burno is ready to take over as the 29th coach in Northern Illinois history.
"I cannot emphasize enough that the points of origin for the spread of COVID-19 at NIU are parties and gatherings, especially ones where participants have failed to wear masks and physically distance. It is because of these activities that we now must take this two-week pause," NIU president Lisa C. Freeman wrote in a letter to students.
A Chicago mother says her son is one of three Americans killed in Sunday's extremist attack in Kenya.
On the 11th anniversary of the campus shooting at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, the school will observe a moment of silence to remember the lives of five students who were killed on Feb. 14, 2008.
Dramatic tornadoes are on the rise in Illinois.
Not only did it change that campus forever, it also changed the lives of those who survived that horror.
Beginning with the fall 2018 semester, both in-state and out-of-state students at Northern Illinois University will pay the same tuition rate.
Your lawn may be green and lush but, according to a new study from Northern Illinois University, planting other kinds of grasses and plants may be more beneficial to the planet.
Northern Illinois University will pay President Doug Baker about $600,000 plus benefits when he steps down later this month.
Chance the Rapper stole the spotlight at the Grammys on Sunday, but he wasn't the only person from Illinois to bring home the gold.
Doug Baker, President of Northern Illinois University talked about what Northern Illinois University looks for in prospective students.
An 85-year-old Korean War veteran is reliving his college years this week at Northern Illinois University, and will experience something very special on Saturday.
A new study has found some college students' health suffers by the constant pressure they feel to respond quickly to text messages, email, and instant messages.
A charred body was discovered on Northern Illinois University's campus in DeKalb.
Hundreds of students at Northern Illinois University have received booster shots, as the university tries to keep a mumps outbreak under control.
The student removed the window screen and fell from the 11th floor of the Stevenson Towers residence hall on the university's campus in DeKalb, according to campus alert sent out Sunday night by Eric Weldy, vice president of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management.
At the end of the season, any student who has attended all six home games, and stayed to the end, will have a chance to win free tuition for the spring semester. One qualifying student will be chosen at random.
What regions of the U.S. are at risk for a major earthquake? WBBM's Lisa Fielding talked to an earthquake expert about fault lines and risks here in America.
Some might hear about a class on "Game of Thrones" and think it's just a time to sit around talking about TV, but NIU professor Jeff Chown said students have to think.
