(CBS) — The Student Association of Northern Illinois University is considering asking DeKalb officials to allow underage people to go into bars to be with some of their older friends, even if they’re not allowed to drink alcohol, reports WBBM’s Bernie Tafoya.
In Champaign and Carbondale, bars near the University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University allow in underage people, but DeKalb Mayor John Rey says he does not think it would be right for his city.
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