815 < 5
Thursdays
815 < 5 is a pair of podcasts bringing you the latest news and events in and around the 8-1-5 area code in less than five minutes! It is produced weekly by students at Northern Illinois University's Journalism 302 News Reporting course. New episodes post every Thursday afternoon during the Spring 2022 semester.
Latest Episodes
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This week, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced that the state will join California, New York, and many others in suspending an indoor mask mandate. -
A Northern Illinois University student died Monday morning in the Jack Arends Visual Arts Building. -
UPDATE: The Sycamore teachers’ union has reached a tentative agreement with the district as of late Thursday night. They had filed their intent to strike earlier this week after stalled contract negotiations with the school district. -
NIU had to pause testing Thursday for COVID-19. The university alerted the campus community that all SHIELD testing locations across the state closed due to weather and concerns about a backlog of tests due to lab closures. The SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 testing sites at NIU will reopen on Friday. -
NIU had to pause testing Thursday for COVID-19. The university alerted the campus community that all SHIELD testing locations across the state closed due to weather and concerns about a backlog of tests due to lab closures. The SHIELD Illinois COVID-19 testing sites at NIU will reopen on Friday.
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DeKalb has opened warming centers to the public. They are located at the Park District, Public Library, Salvation Army, and Christ Community Church. These locations will be open from Monday-Friday. -
Winter weather coated major roads and interstates across Illinois this week, including several inches of snow in DeKalb County.
