Best known as a member of the Jonas Brothers, a pop-rock band he started with his brothers Kevin and Joe, Nick has previously expressed interest in Northwestern, according to a USA Today article in May.

Local aggregator Windy Citizen spotted this blog Hollywood Hearts with info about the visit to the Chicagoland university.

Here's what locals have been saying about the visit on Twitter:

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   chitraderrob OMFG, A Jonas brother to Evanston? RT @PerezHilton: There are lots of rumors that Nick Jonas was touring the campus of Northwestern today. 06 Jul 2009 from TweetDeck
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   duckynms I ain't gonna lie, I kinda got geeked today when I saw Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. You probably would too. 06 Jul 2009 from mobile web
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   stevie746 Nick Jonas, you are not welcomed here! Please do not enroll in Northwestern, we don't want your or your little cyber whore(Miley) here. 06 Jul 2009 from web
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   BriLusOrtBram celebrities, should not risk their lives going to actual universities, they should just take online classes!!! (cough nick jonas cough) 06 Jul 2009 from web
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   madsiq mixed feelings on my facebook feed about nick jonas taking a tour of northwestern 07 Jul 2009 from web
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   qthacker Apparently missed Nick Jonas on campus today. I'll give him a tour of the library... 07 Jul 2009 from web

Word on the street says that he also made a stop at the Nike Store on Michigan Avenue:

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   ellenbanach NICK JONAS AT THE NIKE STORE IN CHICAGO 06 Jul 2009 from txt
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   analygambino Nick Jonas was at the Nike store downtown. Ugh. I didn't even know. 06 Jul 2009 from txt
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   Diggsie @perezhilton Nick jonas is in Chicago. He and his parent were at Niketown on Michigan Ave 06 Jul 2009 from txt
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   carrie426 Oh! And nick jonas was downtown at the nike store today! Im going to buy nike shoes from now on! 07 Jul 2009 from txt