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Gas and food prices see increase from 2025, students share perspectives (opens the original)
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A year ago, for standard grade gas with an octane rating of 87, prices in Illinois were at $3.37 per gallon on average. Today, the regular average price per gallon in the state is around $4.89. The average price per regular gallon in DeKalb is roughly $4.87. Diesel prices have also increased. One year ago the average was $3.76 per gallon, while today the average price per gallon is $6.83. Many of the Illinois counties that are seeing the highest numbers are clustered in the northeast, such as De
NAMI KDK provides mental health resources for individuals, families and local communities (opens the original)
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NAMI KDK is an organization that provides free non-clinical mental health services to individuals, families and local communities in Kane-south, DeKalb and Kendall Counties. The organization hosts peer-led support groups, educational classes and presentations. Apart from mental health, the organization has support groups for veterans and for the LGBTQ+ community. NAMI has state and national organizations. However, the organization has a grassroots approach since NAMI began with local affiliates.
FDA recalls cause little impact for DeKalb County, NIU (opens the original)
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The FDA is in charge of protecting the public health by making sure that human and veterinary drugs, medical devices and biological products that they approve are safe, secure and effective. The FDA watches over the nation’s food supply and cosmetics, and is also responsible for regulating tobacco products and reducing their use by minors. Items from the FDA can be recalled for numerous reasons including, contamination with disease, presence of foreign objects or failure to list allergen, accord
In their own words: NIU faculty, staff share memories of 9/11 (opens the original)
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Editors note: The quotes in this piece have been edited for brevity and clarity. This year marks the 25th anniversary since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and The Pentagon. NIU faculty and staff spoke to the Northern Star on their accounts and where they were on that day. The Northern Star asked members of the NIU community where they were on the day of the attacks and how they would describe the mood of where they were afterward. “I was in my morning English class in high
Cookies for a cause: Cookie Crawl, to raise money for pediatric cancer (opens the original)
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DeKALB – Anyone looking to enjoy some sweet treats while supporting a good cause has the opportunity this weekend. The Sycamore Lions Club will be hosting its second Cookie Crawl from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., on Saturday at several Sycamore local businesses. The Cookie Crawl is an adventurous event where individuals follow a map to find all the participating businesses in Sycamore that are giving out cookies. At every stop a person’s map will be stamped, and those who return to the pick-up point with
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