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The Daily Northwestern

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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Mayoral candidates Mark Tendam (left), Jeff Smith (center) and Gary Gaspard (right) talk Thursday night at an election forum at Chute Middle School, 1400 Oakton St. The forum was intended to increase awareness about mayoral and aldermanic candidates ahead of the upcoming elections.

Mayoral, aldermanic candidates discuss police violence, affordable housing

January 27, 2017

Evanston mayoral and aldermanic candidates discussed police violence, racial equality and affordable housing at a forum held Thursday to increase voter awareness ahead of the upcoming election. The...

Evanston city clerk candidate Devon Reid, 24, stands outside of Coffee Lab, 910 Noyes St. He is running on a platform to combat homelessness, increase government transparency and enhance voter participation.

City clerk candidate Devon Reid seeks to reinvent position

January 27, 2017

At 12 years old, Devon Reid left his life in Evanston for a homeless shelter on the South Side of Chicago after his mother was incarcerated. It was a “culture shock” for Reid, who lived with his...

A Purple Line CTA train pulls into the Dempster Street station. On Tuesday, a leaked document appeared to show the Red and Purple Line modernization project as among President Donald Trump’s infrastructure priorities.

CTA modernization project included in leaked Trump infrastructure plan

January 27, 2017

A document leaked Tuesday appears to show the Red and Purple Line modernization project as among President Donald Trump’s administration’s infrastructure priorities. According to documents obtained...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield in August. Rauner urged lawmakers in his “State of the State” address to cooperate in order to reach a “truly” balanced budget.

Senate leaves town with budget package still in flux

January 26, 2017

Although the Illinois Senate didn’t bring their “grand bargain” package of budget bills to a vote this week, Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago) said they can expect to vote after returning...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) poses for a picture alongside 98-year-old labor activist Beatrice Lumpkin at an event in Chicago on Sunday. Schakowsky announced Wednesday that she would skip President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration and attend the Womens March on Washington instead.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is skipping inauguration but will attend Women’s March on Washington

January 18, 2017

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday that she will not attend Friday’s inauguration, adding her name to a growing list of Democrats boycotting the event out of dismay for President-elect...

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