NIU Northern Star
De Kalb, Illinois, United StatesEnglishServing as the independent student-run voice of Northern Illinois University, this publication provides comprehensive coverage of campus news, local DeKalb developments, and collegiate athletics. With a legacy dating back to 1899, it functions as a primary information source for the student body while offering professional journalism experience to those pursuing media careers.
MEDIA LANDSCAPE IN ILLINOIS
Anchored by one of the nation's largest metropolitan media markets, the local newspaper industry features a stark contrast between massive urban dailies and heavily consolidated rural publications. The Alden Global Capital-owned Chicago Tribune dominates statewide circulation alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, now operating as a nonprofit entity under Chicago Public Media. Beyond the city limits, the employee-owned Daily Herald serves the extensive suburban ring, while Gannett controls major downstate dailies like the Peoria Journal Star. The region also sustains a historic African American press, highlighted by the influential Chicago Defender and community papers like the Austin Weekly News. Paperboy indexes 228 Illinois newspapers — browse the full directory below.
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- Huskies bid farewell to MAC, claims first MAC title win
- Huskies topple Toledo, punch ticket to MAC Championship game
- Huskies survive in extras, advance to Winner’s Bracket Final
- Huskies get last laugh, end Broncos’ season in MAC Tournament
- Huskies wrap up regular season at MAC Outdoor Championship