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This Week in Huskie Athletics

January 2, 2024 @ 2:23 pm

This week in Huskie Athletics NIU has four teams in action. Men’s basketball hosts Akron in their MAC opener on Tuesday, January 2 and...

Applications Open for Spring 2024 Community Foundation Grants

January 2, 2024 @ 9:24 am

The DeKalb County Community Foundation is accepting applications for spring 2024 Community Needs Grants, Farny R. Wurlitzer Foundation Fund Grants, and YEP Grants. Nonprofit and public...

Huskies Host Akron Tuesday to Open League Play

January 1, 2024 @ 3:45 pm

The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team begins Mid-American Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 2, as the Huskies welcome Akron to the NIU Convocation...

Huskies Dominate In Historic 98-32 Win Over Concordia To Close Out 2023

December 31, 2023 @ 7:44 am

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team ran away from Concordia University Chicago on Saturday in the Convocation Center as the Huskies won 98-32. The...

Huskies Unable to Keep Pace with Iowa in Second Half

December 29, 2023 @ 10:09 pm

The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team trailed by just six at halftime, but Iowa held the Huskies to just 29 percent (9-of-31) shooting...

Soup-er Sundays return to Glidden Homestead

December 29, 2023 @ 7:03 pm

Soup-er Sundays return to Glidden Homestead with a program about grave robbing and “Law on the Prairie.” At 12 p.m. on Sunday, January...

NIU Women’s Basketball Back In Action Saturday Against Concordia Chicago

December 29, 2023 @ 12:44 pm

The Northern Illinois University women’s basketball team returns to action on Saturday, Dec. 30, hosting the Concordia Chicago Cougars at 1 p.m. at the...

Huskies Wrap 2023 Friday with Trip to Iowa

December 28, 2023 @ 2:51 pm

The Northern Illinois University men’s basketball team closes out the calendar year on Friday evening, Dec. 29, as the Huskies travel to Iowa City...

LEAGUE-LEADING 24 HUSKIES EARN ACADEMIC ALL-MAC HONORS

December 27, 2023 @ 11:13 am

Twenty-four members of the Camellia Bowl Champion Northern Illinois University football team were named to the Academic All Mid-American Conference for 2023 as the...

Notice of a Public Comment Period, Public Hearing and Availability of 2024 Draft...

December 26, 2023 @ 8:26 am

The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) is a federally funded program intended to increase affordable housing, and community and economic opportunities for low- and...