As the campus repopulates with in-person classes, here are some highlights from the NEIU COVID-19 Return to Campus Interim Policy (which can be viewed here: https://www.neiu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/2022/01/25/G1.0.Covid-19%20RTW%20Interim%20Policy_01242022_Final_Revised.pdf)...

On Jan. 22, the City of Chicago held a virtual town hall meeting on its 2022 climate action plan. It was the first of its kind and the first on a climate action plan since 2008. A representative of...

Press release from the delegation representing Laquan McDonald -- the 17-year-old who was shot 16 times by former Chicago Police officer Jason van Dyke. On the morning of Feb. 3, van Dyke was released...

Dr. Gloria J. Gibson, Northeastern Illinois University president, held a virtual open office hour in the afternoon of Tuesday Jan. 18, 2022. From 3-4 p.m. Dr. Gibson fielded questions from a group of...

Northeastern Illinois University’s Student Government Association (SGA) recently passed a resolution celebrating NEIU Appreciation Day. SGA will be hosting its first NEIU Appreciation Day at Village...

On Oct.19, Northeastern Illinois University released a Return To Campus Update.  It reported that 85 percent of students and 91 percent of faculty are fully vaccinated. These rates of vaccination are...

NEIU will receive 15 Afgan students for the Spring Semester Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) President, Gloria Gibson announced during an interview on “Good Day Chicago,” a news program at...

Police Blotter   The NEIU police blotter is requested from our campus police for every issue of NEIU Independent because this publication exercises its right to do so, courtesy of the Clery...

Editor's note: In an earlier version of this article, photos included have been removed out of concern for privacy.  An undressed resident with a hammer caused disruptions at Northeastern Illinois...