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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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Proposed Evanston budget increases property taxes, plans for potential cuts

October 10, 2015

Illinois Budget Crisis Under Evanston's proposed 2016 budget, city residents would see their property taxes rise 0.4 percent. The city released Friday its proposed budget for the next fiscal...

Evanston prep school staff member charged with possession of child pornography

October 9, 2015

A staff member at Evanston’s Roycemore School was charged Friday with possession of child pornography after police found about 6,000 images and videos on his hard drive. Timothy King, a 44-year-old...

During a discussion of his newest book, Northwestern professor and poet Reginald Gibbons focused on the nuances of poetic language. Gibbons, a National Book Award finalist, spoke Thursday at Bookends and Beginnings.

NU professor discusses poetry at Bookends and Beginnings

October 9, 2015

Northwestern professor and poet Reginald Gibbons discussed the unique nature of poetry as an expressive medium Thursday evening at Bookends and Beginnings. Gibbons, the director of NU’s Center for...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) introduced a bill to Congress on Thursday making select college textbooks free for students. The average student budget for college books and supplies during the previous academic year was $1,235, according to the College Board.

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin introduces bill to make most common college textbooks free

October 8, 2015

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) introduced a bill to Congress on Thursday that would allow students free access to the most commonly used textbooks in an attempt to combat rising college costs. The...

Jerry Alt (left), an Evanston-based photographer, shows his nature photography alongside his business partner Annette Patko at a June art festival in the city. Alt is debuting on Sunday a collection of his photography from his trip to Cuba.

Evanston-based photographer captures Cuban culture in new exhibition

October 8, 2015

Evanston-based photographer Jerry Alt, who has traveled the world capturing natural landscapes and its inhabitants, will unveil Sunday a photo collection from his trip to Cuba. The collection, titled...

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