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The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Loaded gun found at ETHS, student in custody

November 10, 2022

Evanston Township High School officials said a student brought a loaded gun to school Wednesday. A message posted on the school’s website said officials had “no knowledge of any threat or danger...

Evanston fire house number five on an overcast day

Evanston Fire Departments chaplains provide all-around support

November 10, 2022

The Evanston Fire Department doesn’t just have one chaplain, but two. Monté Dillard and Heath Howe, Evanston Fire Department’s chaplains, started their positions in the summer of 2020. Fire...

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Hopeful marijuana moguls sue state in pursuit of a dispensary license

November 10, 2022

After Illinois lawmakers voted to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis in 2019, business partners Jermell Chavis and Evanston resident Jonah Wine applied for a dispensary license, hoping to open an...

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Evanston Health Department study reveals health inequities in 5th Ward

November 10, 2022

A health assessment in July revealed that residents of the historically Black 5th Ward have a life expectancy five to 13 years shorter than residents in local predominantly white neighborhoods.  Every...

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Evanston voters show up to the polls for reproductive rights, ranked-choice voting

November 9, 2022

Evanston voters showed up across the city’s polling locations Tuesday to exercise their civic duty, hold political candidates accountable and decide the country’s future. Voters said various Illinois...

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