5 books about immigrant and refugee experiences that you’ll want to read with your kids

Over the past several weeks, we've had heartrending conversations about what's happening to migrant children and their families at the U.S. border. The Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy has separated children from their parents and raised the possibility that the U.S. will indefinitely detain migrants, even those seeking asylum.

Chicago mayor, police superintendent to be questioned in 2015 shooting of NIU student

Choose your news! Select the text alerts you want to receive: breaking news, prep sports scores, school closings, weather, and more. Members of the Northern Illinois University campus male mentoring organization Black Male Initiative said their final goodbye in January 2016 to fellow NIU student and BMI member Quintonio LeGrier.

THEATER: – Our Town’ will be staged Nov. 8 to 12 at NIU

The Northern Illinois University School of Theatre and Dance will present the Thornton Wilder drama "Our Town," Wednesday, Nov. 8, through Sunday, Nov. 12. Directed by NIU graduate Bethany Mangum, the play will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in the Diversions Lounge at Holmes Student Center, 340 Carroll Ave., on the NIU campus. Tickets wlll be $7, with reservations or additional information is available by contacting the NIU School of Theatre and Dance box office at 815-753-1600 or at niu.edu/theatre .