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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Interfaith service held for victim killed in alleged anti-Palestinian hate crime, rallies support for congressional resolution

May 19, 2024

Content warning: This story contains discussion of hate crime. A week after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, 6-year-old Palestinian-American Wadee Alfayoumi was stabbed 26 times in his home in Plainfield,...

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Illinois State House bill aims to give student teachers stipends

May 15, 2024

The Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would provide student teachers $10,000 stipends per semester for up to two consecutive semesters. The bill, H.B. 4652, passed 85 to 23...

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State house passes bill to form new agency for all early childhood programs

May 14, 2024

The Illinois House passed a bill 93-18 to form the Department of Early Childhood on Thursday afternoon, bringing the proposed agency one step closer to fruition. The proposal is now headed to Gov. J.B....

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State lawmakers reveal public transportation agency consolidation plan

May 7, 2024

Illinois lawmakers revealed a plan to combine the Chicago Transit Authority, Metra and Pace into one agency April 29.  Proposed by state Sen. Ram Villivalam (D-Chicago) and state Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado...

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New Illinois law prohibits political parties from adding candidates to November ballot

May 6, 2024

An Illinois law prohibiting political parties from adding new state office candidates who didn’t run in the March primaries to general election ballots went into effect Friday. The law, which Gov....

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