Laptop taken in campus shooting probe is missing hard drive

DEKALB-- A laptop computer seized from a DeKalb motel and believed to be connected to Thursday's deadly shooting at Northern Illinois University had no hard drive, federal officials said Saturday.
DeKalb Travelodge manager Jay Patel said police confiscated a Toshiba laptop computer from Room 105.
Steven Kazmierczak, 27, killed five students and himself Thursday in a lecture hall on the university campus in DeKalb, west of Chicago.
The motive behind the shooting spree remains unknown.
As the university mourns, school officials on Saturday announced classes will resume February 25.
A memorial service for the victims is scheduled to take place the day before, university spokeswoman Melanie Magara said.
Faculty and staff will return to work Tuesday and will receive training on how to help students when classes resume, Magara said.
On Friday, a bomb squad swept the Travelodge room where the laptop was found for explosives, a source close to the investigation said. He wouldn't confirm what items were taken from the room.
The Associated Press reported the bomb squad opened a duffel bag that had its zippers glued shut, and the Chicago Tribune reported that the bag contained ammunition.
Patel said a white man named Steve -- his last name was illegible on the motel registry -- checked in to the room Monday, paying cash.
On Tuesday, a housekeeper asked the man if he wanted the room cleaned, and he declined, according to Patel. The guest wasn't seen after that, Patel said. His checkout day was Friday.