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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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Chicago man arrested for murder of cab driver in Evanston sentenced to 35 years

April 5, 2016

A 24-year-old Chicago man accused of murdering a taxi cab driver in Evanston almost five years ago pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in court. Darien Marquez-Connerly, 24, was sentenced to...

7th Ward looks to find common ground between Northwestern, Evanston

7th Ward looks to find common ground between Northwestern, Evanston

April 5, 2016

Evanston’s 7th Ward could be its own city. “I used to joke that the 7th Ward could almost secede from Evanston because we’ve got a hospital, a university, a really vibrant business district, schools,...

Aldermen hold a City Council meeting. These officials may receive boosts to their salaries, depending on the findings of the Mayor’s Compensations Committee.

City Council may get salary raises in 2017

April 5, 2016

Council members elected next year may receive more pay than Evanston’s aldermen currently make, depending on the recommendation of a mayor-appointed committee. The four-member Mayor’s Compensation...

Evanston signs Environmental Protection Agency amicus brief supporting clean power

April 4, 2016

Evanston signed an amicus brief Friday lending support to the Clean Power Plan, an effort by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to curb carbon pollution. The brief, which more than 50 U.S. city...

Three students were arrested at Evanston Township High School Monday after they got in a fight. The students were charged with disorderly conduct, with one student also charged for the possession of a stun gun.

Evanston Township High School students arrested for fighting, one for possessing a stun gun

April 4, 2016

Three Evanston Township High School students were arrested after they got into a fight Monday morning, the first day back after spring break. At about 9:20 a.m., a school resource officer observed a...

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