NIU trustees again approve ex-president's $600,000 severance

DEKALB, Ill. (AP) — Trustees at Northern Illinois University have again voted to approve a $600,000 severance agreement with former President Doug Baker.

The (DeKalb) Daily-Chronicle reports that Thursday's vote comes after a DeKalb County judge declared the contract null and void. The judge agreed with a lawsuit filed by NIU student and DeKalb County Board member Misty Haji-Sheikh. She argued that the board of trustees violated the Open Meetings Act by using vague terms on an agenda that didn't inform the public that Baker would resign or a vote would be taken on his severance.