Susan Stephens

WNIJ News Reporter/Producer

Susan’s parents should have known she’d end up in radio: her favorite toys were tape recorders, cameras, notepads, and books. Many years later, she’s an award-winning reporter at her favorite radio station. Formerly WNIJ’s News Director, she asked to return to the role of full-time reporter/anchor/utility player in 2010 (less paperwork, more reporting!). Her #1 goal is to tell the most compelling stories in the fewest words possible…all the better if a little humor can be thrown into the mix.  It should come as no surprise, then, that she can whip up a haiku for any occasion. She also enjoys the Detroit Tigers, learning pioneer skills (Gardening, canning, and the like. Just in case.), traveling with friends, and pretending she’s going to get around to playing her theremin.

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Landfill Expansion
2:45 am
Fri November 16, 2012

DeKalb Landfill Opponents Try Another Tactic

Credit Susan Stephens / WNIJ
Cortland residents meet with members of Stop the Mega Dump,

A group fighting landfill expansion in DeKalb County is going to take a new approach, pulling township government into the case. 


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Rita Crundwell Case
3:00 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

Crundwell Changes Plea To Guilty In Federal Case

Former Dixon Comptroller Rita Crundwell pleaded "guilty" in federal court Wednesday morning.

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Rita Crundwell Case
2:40 pm
Tue November 13, 2012

Wanna Buy A Microscope? Latest Crundwell Auction Underway

Credit professionalauction.com
Rita Crundwell's personalized paint job on trailer that's up for auction this week.

UPDATE 11/14/12: The trailer/lab equipment auction yielded $56,450. The trailer went for $31,500.

UPDATE: Crundwell changed plea to guilty: see follow-up stories.

Time is running out for anyone interested in getting a deal on a horse hematology lab. The auctioning of former Dixon comptroller Rita Crundwell’s possessions continues, with a trailer and lab equipment on the on-line block until Wednesday night.

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NIU
4:57 pm
Sat November 10, 2012

NIU Police Chief Grady On Administrative Leave, Not First Time

Deputy Police Chief takes the reins

Northern Illinois University has placed its police chief on administrative leave. Chief Donald Grady and Lt. Kartik Ramakrishnan are facing disciplinary proceedings by the university. Deputy Chief of Police Darren Mitchell, a member of the NIU Police Department since 2000 who also serves as executive director of the Office of Emergency Management and Planning, was named Sunday to take command of the 38-member force until an acting chief is named.

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NIU
8:16 pm
Fri November 9, 2012

NIU President Peters Explains Silence, Urges Unity

Credit NIU Media Services
Northern Illinois University President John Peters

Northern Illinois University President John Peters explains his silence on several controversial matters and asks the campus to stick together. 


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