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Several ensembles from the Northern Illinois University School of Music will be performing on the Community Stage at this year's DeKalb Corn Fest. The Community Stage is located in the newly renovated (and air conditioned!) Egyptian Theatre. There is no entry fee and...

When Eric Caliendo, ‘91, earned his bachelor’s in music education, it was no surprise when he began a career as a music teacher in Schaumburg, Illinois. Today, as the band director at Jane Addams Jr. High School in Schaumburg, Caliendo has been teaching in the same...

Kane Repertory Theatre, in partnership with the St. Charles Park District, presents a live outdoor production of the Shakespeare classic Romeo and Juliet at the Historic Pavilion on the Fox River. The play, is directed by Northern Illinois University’s Dean of the...

A memorial service will be held at St. Mary Church, Sycamore, at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 24 to celebrate the life of John Rooney, celebrated painter and former faculty member at Northern Illinois University School of Art. John was a member of the painting faculty at...