Most people celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day the day of. But two Northern Illinois University groups will come together ...

Jayla Ward is a freshman at Northern Illinois University. About half the students in the class each fall are the first in their families to attend college. Every fall, more than 1,500 first-year ...

The Mountain West Conference announced the addition of Northern Illinois University as a football-only member beginning July 1, 2026. The 2026 MW football season will include the Air Force Academy, ...

For the second time in two months, Northern Illinois University president Lisa Freeman and athletic director Sean Frazier were at a press conference announcing a new conference membership starting in ...

The Sarah Siddons Society's Board of Directors has approved Northern Illinois University (NIU) as its fifth Chicago-area university to receive scholarship funding for students studying theatre arts.

The Northern Illinois Huskies’ football team will be joining the Mountain West Conference, leaving the Mid-American Conference that it had been a member of for nearly 30 years. The Huskies will ...

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Northern Illinois has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West for football only in 2026. The Huskies will go from the Midwest-based Mid-American Conference to a league in ...

Chavon Wright and Telly Johnson Jr. combined for 266 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead Northern Illinois to a 21-7 victory over Ball State on Saturday. Johnson broke loose on a 53-yard touchdown ...

The Northern Illinois University football team was at Harry Caray's downtown Thursday on their annual media tour before camp. The Huskies are returning just four starters from last season, which was ...

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