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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

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Female Illinois lawmakers take steps to address sexual harassment in workplace

February 28, 2018

Female Illinois legislators are taking steps to address sexual harassment in the workplace by forming a panel independent of Democratic party funding and oversight, they announced in a letter on Sunday. Comptroller...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at an event. Rauner delivered a state budget address Wednesday, calling for tax cuts and pension reform.

Rauner calls for tax cut, pension reform in Illinois’ budget address

February 15, 2018

Two weeks after his state of the state address in the same chambers, Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered an Illinois budget address outlining a proposal emphasizing tax reduction, pension and health care reform...

Illinois gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker speaks at an event. Pritzker apologized Tuesday for comments he made about black politicians.

Pritzker apologizes for racialized comments in 2008 over Senate seat

February 6, 2018

Democratic gubernatorial candidate J.B. Pritzker apologized Tuesday for recently revealed comments he made about black politicians in 2008, according to a Pritzker campaign statement. Early Tuesday,...

Blair Garber. Garber resigned this week after a derogatory remark referring to East St. Louis

Evanston-based Illinois state official resigns after using profanity to describe East St. Louis

February 1, 2018

Illinois Lottery Control Board chairman Blair Garber resigned and apologized after describing East St. Louis, Illinois, as the “shithole of the universe” on Twitter. Garber, an Evanston resident...

Gov. Bruce Rauner declares victory on election night in 2014. Rauner delivered his State of the State speech on Wednesday.

Rauner’s State of the State address: ‘Time we do what the people of Illinois want’

January 31, 2018

Gov. Bruce Rauner called for term limits on state politicians, encouraged property tax reform and challenged Illinois residents to unite to promote job growth in his State of the State address on Wednesday....

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