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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


Gong-Gershowitz wins crowded Democratic primary for 17th District state representative

March 20, 2018

Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz has bested four other candidates in the Democratic primary for the Illinois 17th District state representative seat, moving one step closer to filling the open position. State...

Candance Chow.

State representative candidate Candance Chow faces legal scrutiny days before election

March 18, 2018

Days before the primary election, a Democratic candidate 17th district state representative, Candance Chow, is facing criticism from the Illinois Education Association and an investigation from the Evanston/Skokie...

(Left to right) Alexandra Eidenberg, Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz, Mary Rita Luecke, Peter Dagher, Candance Chow

Democratic candidates for state representative gear up for primaries

March 8, 2018

With less than two weeks remaining before the Illinois primaries, the five Democratic candidates for 17th district state representative are working to stand out from the competition and win the March 20...

District 65 board member Candance Chow. Chow announced Tuesday that she is running as a Democratic candidate for the 17th District state representative seat.

Chow announces Democratic bid for 17th District state representative

September 20, 2017

After four years as an Evanston/Skokie District 65 board member, Candance Chow announced Tuesday that she is running as a Democratic candidate for the 17th District state representative seat. The position...

Kathy Myalls, running against current state Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) for her position in the Illinois General Assembly, answers a question about the state’s pension reform. Myalls and Fine participated in a forum Saturday morning, where they addressed issues that will matter to voters in the upcoming November election.

State Rep. Fine, opponent talk pension reform, birth control

September 28, 2014

Ahead of the upcoming election, State Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) and her opponent tackled issues ranging from pension reform, the women’s referendum act and the criminal justice system at a forum...

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