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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

Trayvon Martin’s mother speaks at Northwestern about activism

November 6, 2014

More than two years after Trayvon Martin's death, his mother, Sybrina Fulton, spoke Tuesday at Northwestern about her work to create positive change after her son's death. “To me, Trayvon was...

Chicago resident sues Evanston over traffic stops

April 11, 2014

A Chicago man is suing Evanston and several of its police officers, alleging that the officers stopped his car without cause twice while he was driving through Evanston. Chicago resident Richard Jackson filed...

Greenwell appeals dismissal of racial profiling lawsuit

March 7, 2014

A Northwestern professor’s son appealed a federal judge's decision Wednesday in the racial profiling case the teenager brought against an Evanston police officer. Judge Daniel Martin granted the...

A federal judge heard the first oral arguments in a racial profiling case Tuesday. Medill Prof. Ava Greenwell’s son filed a lawsuit against an Evanston police officer after he mistakenly handcuffed the then-13-year-old.

Evanston police officer seeks dismissal of racial profiling lawsuit

February 4, 2014

A federal judge heard oral arguments for the first time Tuesday in the lawsuit filed by a Northwestern professor’s son against an Evanston police officer. Police mistakenly handcuffed Medill Prof....

Evanston Police Officer Mark Buell has been accused of racial profiling for his involvement in handcuffing 13-year-old Diwani Greenwell earlier this fall. An internal probe cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Evanston Police officer accused of racial profiling has clean, commended history, records show

December 6, 2012

The Evanston cop accused of racially profiling an Evanston teen during a burglary investigation has racked up more compliments than complaints in recent years, according to documents obtained by The Daily. Officer...

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