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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


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Workers, protesters and activists march to the Burger King on Orrington Avenue on Sunday afternoon to protest low wages in Evanston. The marchers later demonstrated outside McDonald’s on Dempster Street, demanding better working conditions.

Workers protest McDonald’s, Burger King over minimum wages

May 1, 2016

Evanston workers, activists and community members marched to Burger King, 1740 Orrington Ave., Sunday afternoon as part of a demonstration against low wages and poor working conditions in fast food restaurants...

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl speaks at a City Council meeting. Tisdahl recommended a resolution that Council passed Monday to urge the U.S. Senate to hold hearings for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.

City Council urges U.S. Senate to hold hearings for SCOTUS nominee Merrick Garland

April 25, 2016

City Council voted unanimously Monday night to ask the U.S. Senate to hold hearings for Merrick Garland, President Barack Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. Obama nominated Garland in March following...

Despite anti-immigrant sentiment from politicians, refugees continue migrating to state

April 5, 2016

Home to more than 2,400 new refugees from 29 nations that migrated in the past year, residents say Illinois has historically been an open and welcoming place for asylum-seekers and immigrants alike. “Illinois...

Tammy Duckworth denounces Donald Trump’s abortion comments, links Sen. Mark Kirk to those views

March 30, 2016

U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth’s (D-Ill.) senatorial campaign released a statement Wednesday criticizing Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump’s comments that women should be punished for abortions...

U.S. Sen Mark Kirk receives a ballot to vote Tuesday, March 15, 2016, at a Highwood, Ill., recreation center. Kirk was the first GOP senator to meet President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee.

Sen. Mark Kirk meets with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland

March 30, 2016

Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) met with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland on Tuesday, becoming the first Republican senator to sit down with the nominee amid a partisan battle over whether to seat a...

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