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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

Politics

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Illinois redistricting process continues without 2020 census data, dividing residents and legislators

April 29, 2021

A delay in the availability of crucial 2020 census data is dividing state legislators and residents as they look to remap Illinois’ congressional districts in a legislative year that’s been anything...

Hands in the air holding red and blue signs that read “Vote” and have headshots of White people. In the middle, a white sign with the headshot of a Latina woman.

As Evanston’s first Latinx elected official takes the dais, community members discuss the impact of municipal representation

April 29, 2021

When Alejandra Ibanez immigrated to the United States from Chile in 1979, she didn’t know the language or the culture. She came to Evanston as a high school sophomore, but she never felt it was her...

A bug’s-eye view photo of Evanston’s Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, taken in daylight. The center is a brown brick building with the front door set into a tan stone wall.

City Council amends language, members to be addressed with gender neutral terms

April 28, 2021

City staff will no longer use the term “alderman” to refer to the 81st City Council, which will be sworn in on May 10. “Alderpeople” and “City Council members” will now be official terms...

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City Council approves community members to Reparations Committee

April 27, 2021

City Council approved four community members to serve on Evanston’s Reparations Committee Monday. Of the over 30 people who applied, four were chosen: Dementia-Friendly Evanston Initiative member...

Alderman Donald Wilson sits at a City Council meeting. He looks toward the audience as he begins to speak into the black microphone.

Northwestern to pay $1 million to city for use of Robert Crown

April 27, 2021

Northwestern will pay $1 million in exchange for the University's use of the Robert Crown Community Center, an agreement City Council voted to approve Monday. The agreement, which will last until 2026,...

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