Eddie Carifio
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NIU plans to implement testing wastewater to flush out coronavirus
DeKALB – By the start of the spring semester in January, NIU plans on having an early detection system for COVID-19 in place. → Read More
Here's why restaurants, bars are targeted first for COVID-19 mitigations, says IDPH
It's a question that's come up in everything from town hall meetings to lawsuits: Why are restaurants and bars the first to be targeted when public health officials roll out mitigations in an attempt to slow community spread of COVID-19? → Read More
Update: NIU to resume face-to-face classes Monday as 15 more cases reported Friday
DeKALB - Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman announced a return to face-to-face classes beginning Monday amid 15 new cases on campus Friday. → Read More
NIU goes online only for classes through at least Sept. 25 as DeKalb County is under a COVID-19 warning from IDPH
Health department: County under warning COVID warning, majority of cases stemming from parties → Read More
NIU enrollment up for Fall 2020 for the first time in a decade after setting record-low in 2019
DeKALB - After reporting its lowest enrollment numbers in 50 years last year, Northern Illinois University on Tuesday reported it's first enrollment increase in more than a decade despite the restrictions in place because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
North Central region positivity rate dips, remains on track for Phase 3
The positivity rate for COVID-19 dropped in the North Central Region on Saturday as the area remained on track to enter Phase 3 of Gov. JB Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan, according to information released by the Illinois Department of Public Health. → Read More
One week to go for Phase 3 as La Salle, Lee, Whiteside, Bureau counties remain on track to reopen
Despite a negligible uptick in COVID-19 positivity rate in information released by the Illinois Department of Public Health on Friday, the North Central Region remained on track to enter Phase 3 of Gov. JB Pritzker's Restore Illinois plan. → Read More
'Completely unexpected': Pawn shops seeing surprising results during stay-at-home order
'I'm just dumping stuff on eBay so we can survive.' → Read More
Girls basketball: Long-range shots sink Duchesses
SYCAMORE – With more than 2,100 points in her career, 19.8 points per game this year and a commitment to Iowa State among her accomplishment, Dixon coach Luke Ravlin said slowing down Kylie Feuerbach was a top priority for Dixon in its matchup with Sycamore in the Class 3A Sycamore Regional championship game on Thursday. → Read More
Rock Falls holds off Cogs for BNC win
Rock Falls coach Brad Bickett said his team did get a little tentative in the second half on the offensive end, while the Cogs (9-7, 1-1) starting shooting better. “I thought they just got a little more crisp moving the ball and shot the ball with a little more confidence,” coach Bickett said. “In the first half, we might have imposed our will a little bit. They weren’t very confident. But… → Read More
Duchesses can’t get going in regional final loss
“Once that ball was played into the midfield, we really wanted to deny that first pass,” Bickley said. “We watched them play the second half at Sterling, and they really were able to get the ball in the middle and slot between the defenders, and she ran by them. “We figured if we don’t let that ball slotted through, then she’s not going to get that ball. We also wanted defenders in front of her,… → Read More
RF starts fast, answers surge by Lutheran
After building the lead out to 23-6 in the second quarter, the Crusaders (14-14) began clawing back into the game, getting to within eight in the third. But a 16-5 run pushed the lead for the Rockets (24-8) to 48-29. “I was very pleased with the way we started the game,” Rock Falls coach Eric Wolf said. “We got the ball inside, which is what we wanted. We stuck to our game plan early and we… → Read More
Boys basketball: Warriors surge ahead of cold-shooting Cogs
SYCAMORE – The Genoa-Kingston boys basketball team missed all seven of its 3-point attempts in the third quarter, and was outscored by Sterling by eight in the frame of a 68-56 loss to the Warriors on Wednesday in the Sycamore Leland G. Strombom Boys Holiday Basketball Tournament. “I though our effort and intensity were there,” coach Ethan Franklin said. “The offensive efficiency was better than… → Read More