The NIU Board of Trustees on Thursday approved $1.4 million to pay the entrance fee to join the Horizon League, effective July 1, 2026. The move will officially end NIU’s run as a full member of ...

Two-time Oscar winner Gene Hackman winner delivered some of Hollywood’s most memorable performances in “The French Connection,” “Hoosiers,” “Unforgiven,” and many other classic films. Hackman and his ...