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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/Skokie School District 65 board president Suni Kartha at a meeting last week. Kartha assumed a one-year term as president last week, unseating former president Candance Chow.

New D65 board president looks beyond budget problems

May 7, 2017

Serving others and her community is nothing new to Suni Kartha (Weinberg ’97), who was elected president of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 school board last week. Kartha, who has two children...

A girl stands in front of the main branch of the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave. Evanston residents gathered Thursday at a rally to demand an equity audit of the library’s services.

Residents call for library equity audit

May 5, 2017

Evanston residents gathered outside the main branch of the Evanston Public Library on Thursday to demand an equity audit of the library’s services, collections and policies. The crowd of about 20...

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) at a meet and greet in March. Biss was a co-sponsor of the Trust Act, which he said will help keep Illinois immigrant families safe.

Immigration protection bill passes in Illinois Senate

May 4, 2017

The Illinois State Senate approved a bill Thursday that would prevent state law enforcement agencies from aiding in immigration enforcement actions without a warrant. The act, which passed by a vote...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an Open Communities event in February. Schakowsky voted against the new bill, and expressed concern about cutting Medicaid funding.

Republican health care plan passed in House

May 4, 2017

The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would repeal former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act and would enact a new Republican health care plan called the American Health...

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) speaks at a Board of Ethics meeting on Tuesday. The board found that Holmes had violated parts of Evanston’s Code of Ethics.

Board finds Holmes in violation of city ethics code

May 3, 2017

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) violated sections of the Evanston ethics code, the Board of Ethics decided at a meeting Tuesday. Holmes had been the subject of a series of ethics complaints submitted by residents...

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