DeKalb, Ill. — Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, NIU History Professor Sean Farrell and his former doctoral student Mathieu Billings, now a faculty associate...

DeKalb, Ill. — Why do we vote on a Tuesday in November? You might be surprised by the answer—unless you were born in the 19th...

UPDATE: After publication, data input errors were discovered in the 2016 Cost of Voting Index (COVI), affecting the state rankings. The corrected COVI values (and...

As Donald Trump begins his term as the 45th president, several NIU political science professors expect him to undo policies of the Barack Obama administration and...

With the March 15 Illinois primary election approaching, we can expect to be inundated with political polls. While generally reliable, not all election polls are...

Hillary Clinton’s race against Bernie Sanders to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president has sparked debate among women and feminists. Should women support Clinton solely...