NEIU Independent

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...

NEIU Students Explore Opportunities at the Career Fair

Jasmine Rodriguez, Managing Editor and Senior Copy Editor • December 4, 2024

The Career Development Office hosts the Career and Internship Fair every fall semester. This semester, a significant presence of K-12 education, local, state and federal government entities, along with...

NEIU to International Students: “Be Back in the USA by January 20”

Dan Maurer, News Editor • December 3, 2024

NEIU’s Office of International Programs (OIP) advises international students returning to the USA over winter break to do so before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20, 2025. An email...

Town Hall: Extremist Militia Members in Chicago Police

Alex Dolgin, Contributing Writer • December 3, 2024

A town hall meeting was held to address the presence of Oath Keepers in the Chicago Police Department (CPD). This meeting was held by the Chicago Policing Advisory Panel (CPAP) and Chicago Alliance Against...

Police Blotter: 11/14/24 – 11/29/24

Dan Maurer, News Editor • December 3, 2024

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”...