NEIU Independent

College of Business & Technology Celebrates 40th Anniversary

Dan Maurer, News Editor • April 25, 2025

NEIU’s College of Business and Technology (CBT) will be celebrating its 40th anniversary in May 2025. CBT was founded in 1984 and offers degrees in business, accounting, finance, computer science, cybersecurity...

Hands Together, Hands Off

Alex Dolgin, Staff Writer • April 25, 2025

“Our democracy, our livelihoods, and our rights are all on the line as Trump and Musk execute their illegal takeover,” is the leading idea behind the The Hands Off protest which aimed to mobilize people...

Retraction: Trump’s Executive Orders and NEIU: Navigating Policy Realities in 2024

The Independent Editorial Team • April 21, 2025

It is with great regret and deepest apologies that we retract the article headlined “Trump’s Executive Orders and NEIU: Navigating Policy Realities in 2024,” originally published on our website on...

AFSCME: “Some Movement” on Union Negotiations, but Not Wages

Dan Maurer, News Editor • April 1, 2025

The union representing civil service employees at NEIU said it now sees “some movement” in its contract negotiations with the university administration. The American Federation of State, County...

Police Blotter: 12/01/24 – 2/26/25

Dan Maurer, News Editor • March 5, 2025

Editor’s Note: Cases in “Suspended” status are inactive and not currently being investigated. They may be reactivated if new evidence arises. Cases that are “Closed by exception”...

Potential Department Of Education Shut Down: Effects On NEIU

Glynis Kloster, Contributing Writer • February 24, 2025

The Trump administration has recently indicated its intentions to shut down the Department Of Education (DOE) through the use of an executive order. The exact details on how this could be achieved are...

Chicago Police Remove Unhoused Living in Gompers Park

Ryland Roberts and Leslie Lozada • February 24, 2025

In Gompers Park, organizers gathered on a crisp Friday morning as they talked about how to get encampment residents someplace warm after Chicago Police and city workers removed tents and yurts around Pulaski...

Editorial: The Looming Destruction of U.S Democracy

Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief • February 10, 2025

United States President Donald John Trump, whose father's grandparents immigrated from Germany to the United States and whose mother became a naturalized citizen from Scotland in 1942, is making America...

Phishing Attack Targeting NEIU Students

Glynis Kloster, Contributing Writer • February 7, 2025

Several phishing emails, fake emails attempting to get personal information, have recently been sent to a large number of students at NEIU. The emails pretend to be official NEIU announcements or warnings...

ICE and NEIU Support

Dan Maurer, News Editor • January 29, 2025

Following President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies began a crackdown on immigration enforcement in what it called “enhanced...

ICE Arrests in Chicago

Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief • January 28, 2025

Editor's Note: The Independent added additional resources for the NEIU Community. After early reports of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) targeting undocumented immigrants...

BREAKING: Know Your Rights: ICE Coming to Chicago

Ryland Roberts and Leslie Lozada • January 19, 2025

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will arrive in Chicago to enact several deportations of undocumented people, as reported by ABC7 and other local outlets, starting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, through...