Michael Erickson, a 19-year-old student at Northern Illinois University, has been charged with 21 felonies after authorities allegedly found thousands of images of suspected child sex abuse materia… ...

A Northern Illinois University student was charged this week after police searched his dorm room in DeKalb and found more than 20,000 images depicting child sexual abuse on his electronics, many ...

A Northern Illinois University student allegedly had thousands of AI-generated child porn images. Investigators said he paid to have photos of real girls altered using AI to make them appear nude ...

The Greater Freeport Partnership has received a $50,000 T-Mobile Hometown Grant that will be utilized to transform a vacant ...

The 19th Annual ‘Let’s Dance’ Big Band Weekend takes center stage July 11-13 at the renowned Duke Ellington Ballroom at Northern Illinois University’s Holmes Student Center. Open to experienced ...

DEKALB COUNTY (WGN) — A college student in Illinois is facing felony charges after authorities said they uncovered thousands of images of suspected child sex abuse material on electronic devices taken ...

DEKALB, Ill. - A student at Northern Illinois University allegedly had thousands of images of child pornography generated using artificial intelligence.

Northern Illinois University, large red NIU sign outside the Holmes Student Center in DeKalb, IL on Thursday, May 13, 2021. (Mark Black for Shaw Local) DeKALB – Northern Illinois University recently ...

Erickson’s arrest stemmed from a tip Batavia police received in April from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, according to a charging document obtained by HuffPost. A month later, ...

NORMAL, Ill. — A shooting disrupted a “registered student organization event” at Illinois State University’s (ISU) Bone Student Center on Sunday night, leaving one individual injured.

Illinois teacher Christina Formella was indicted on 52 additional charges for alleged sexual assault of a student, and prosecutors allege the relationship lasted nearly two years.