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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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Evanston firefighter Willard Thiel Sr. died Jan. 4 of natural causes. He was 97.

Longtime Evanston firefighter dies at 97

January 14, 2013

In his 36 years as an Evanston firefighter, Willard Thiel Sr. never missed a day of work. Thiel died of natural causes at Glenbrook Hospital on Jan. 4. He was 97 years old. Thiel was born in Evanston...

Blotter: Jan. 15

January 14, 2013

Mother and son arrested in connection with drug charges The Evanston Police Special Operations Group executed a search warrant Thursday to arrest a mother and her son in connection with drug charges....

Evanston resident reads a story to her 3-year-old at the Chicago-Main branch of the Evanston Public Library on Saturday, the same day the former Mighty Twig reopened as an EPL branch.

The Mighty Twig reopens as EPL branch

January 14, 2013

The formerly volunteer-run library The Mighty Twig reopened as a branch of the Evanston Public Library on Saturday, nearly two years after its birth. The Mighty Twig, 900 Chicago Ave., was founded...

Blotter: Jan. 14

January 13, 2013

Chicago resident robbed near Church and Ridge Three boys robbed an 18-year-old Chicago resident near the corner of Church Street and Ridge Avenue on Wednesday evening, Evanston Police Department Cmdr....

A lawsuit alleging wrongdoing by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks was dismissed Friday, allowing NU to proceed with plans to demolish Prentice after a 30-day stay. The University and preservationists have grappled for decades over the fate of the old women’s hospital.

Judge dismisses Prentice lawsuit

January 11, 2013

A Cook County Circuit Court judge dismissed a lawsuit Friday alleging the Commission of Chicago Landmarks illegally declined to recommend landmarking of Prentice Women’s Hospital at its Nov. 1 meeting. Judge...

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