Northern Illinois University biologist Holly Jones led a study of ecosystem restoration. Jeff Walk, director of conservation for The Nature Conservancy in Illinois, said the organization has seen ...

Julie Basset, a NIU graduate, is leading the effort to reopen the Lorado Taft campus, which was closed by the university in ...

ROCKFORD — An unmapped fault 8.6 miles beneath the surface of the Earth shifted just enough to give northern Illinois a 4 a.m. wake-up call Wednesday.

DEKALB, Ill. — In early December 2023, a 40-foot by 8-foot container was delivered to Northern Illinois University (NIU) behind Anderson Hall. While resembling a standard shipping container, the ...