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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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City manager Wally Bobkiewicz attends a City Council meeting. He told aldermen at a special City Council meeting Saturday that Evanston needs to prepare for likely state funding cuts and a potential property tax freeze across Illinois.

Aldermen talk budget, tax increases with state funding still in question

October 25, 2015

Illinois Budget Crisis Aldermen began discussing Saturday morning the 2016 budget and this year’s proposed tax levy increase of about 2 percent. At a special City Council meeting that included...

Evanston resident James Davis fills out paperwork at the city’s second gun buyback event in June 2013. The city has since changed the gun buyback format to allow residents to trade guns for money on a daily basis.

Gun buyback activist questions efficacy of program after recent shootings

October 23, 2015

Less than three years after Evanston resident Carolyn Murray’s son was gunned down on the city’s West Side, Murray stood before City Council speaking again to aldermen about how the gun buyback program...

The Evanston Police Department’s third-quarter crime statistics show a 19 percent decrease in robberies compared with the same period of time from last year. Of the 81 motor vehicle burglaries this year, 96 percent involved unlocked vehicles.

Robberies drop by more than 20 percent from last year

October 22, 2015

In the first nine months of the year, robberies in Evanston are down 22 percent compared to the same period in 2014 — the sharpest decline in the statistics released by the Evanston Police Department...

Police Blotter: Purse and items valued at more than $2,000 stolen from Evanston Hospital

October 22, 2015

A 50-year-old woman reported that her purse was stolen Saturday from Evanston Hospital. The woman told police she was visiting the hospital at 2650 Ridge Ave. at about 3 p.m. and left her coat and purse...

CTA’s proposed budget keeps fares stagnant despite major projects ahead

October 22, 2015

The Chicago Transit Authority will not raise fares in 2016 based on its proposed budget, despite major investments in infrastructure improvements and new technology launches, the CTA announced Thursday....

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