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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

City Council. Some Evanston activists hope to introduce a resolution to City Council that would pressure the Illinois government to take action on the medical aid in dying issue.

Evanston activists hope to introduce medical aid in dying resolution

November 7, 2019

Some Evanston activists hope to introduce a resolution to City Council in early 2020 that would urge the Illinois government to pass legislation to allow medical aid in dying. The proposed resolution...

Illinois House approves bill for Senate to phase out cancer-causing ethylene oxide

November 3, 2019

The Illinois House on Wednesday approved a bill for the Senate that would require the phaseout of cancer-causing ethylene oxide. The gas, which is primarily used to make other chemicals or as a pesticide...

State Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy (D-Chicago) on the floor before the Illinois House. The House passed a bill Tuesday that would remove barriers to abortions at the state level.

Illinois bill to remove abortion restrictions passes House

May 29, 2019

As neighboring states impose increasingly restrictive reproductive rights laws, the Illinois House passed a bill Tuesday that would remove many potential state-level barriers to abortion. The Reproductive...

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) talks with constituents after a town hall meeting in 2015. A bill sponsored by Biss that would use public funds to match small donor contributions passed in the state Senate Tuesday.

Small donor matching bill passes in Illinois Senate

May 18, 2017

A measure that aims to use public funds to match small donor contributions passed in the Illinois Senate Tuesday. The bill, announced by State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) in February, would “weaken”...

Illinois General Assembly passes roughly $700 million for social services, awaits governor action

May 12, 2016

A bill releasing about $700 million to social services unanimously passed through both houses of the Illinois legislature on Thursday. The funds would help social services that have gone nearly a year...

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