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

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Evanston offers 25 polling locations on election day.

Where to vote in Evanston for the 2024 Election

October 30, 2024

With just six days to go until the 2024 general election, having a voting plan can save you time and energy on the day of.  Although only the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center is open as an early voting...

District 65 Superintendent Angel Turner told families at the meeting that her priority was to ensure seventh and eighth grade students receive a “high-quality education” before moving to Evanston Township High School.

District 65 delays decision on closing 7th and 8th grade classes at Bessie Rhodes

October 30, 2024

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 wi​​ll delay its decision on closing seventh and eighth grade classrooms at the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies until families provide their opinions on...

The Cook County Jail’s voting rate for the 2022 primaries was 25%, higher than that of the city of Chicago.

Innocent until proven guilty: Cook County Jail expands pretrial voter access

October 30, 2024

The 2024 presidential election has been charged with rhetoric around the criminal justice system, especially as Kamala Harris’ campaign has attempted to leverage a “prosecutor versus felon” narrative...

Over 42,000 Chicago voters cast ballots indicating no votes or write-in votes in the 2024 Democratic primary, compared to just over 12,000 in 2020.

“Now is when we have power”: Voters consider withholding presidential votes in protest of war in Gaza

October 29, 2024

When Newland Smith cast his ballot in the 2024 Illinois primary election, he did not select any candidate to be nominated to run for president. Instead, he wrote in “Gaza.”  Smith wasn’t the...

ETHS civics teacher Betsy Gutstein said in her twenty years at the school, students’ sense of urgency around political issues, including the environment, has increased.

ETHS students visit polls for November election, stress importance of voting

October 29, 2024

Miten Patel, an AP United States Government and Politics teacher at Evanston Township High School, took students to the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, the city’s early voting station, on Tuesday. The...

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