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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


Adam Howard, Michael Burrell Jr. and Jotonya Willis pose at an awards ceremony.

Officer and Gentleman Academy alum Michael Burrell Jr. heads to Morehouse College

February 3, 2022

Inspired by role models like Martin Luther King Jr., Spike Lee and Thurgood Marshall, Evanston Township High School senior Michael Burrell Jr. always had his heart set on Morehouse College.  In December,...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons sitting at a City Council meeting.

5th Ward residents talk housing insecurity, budget concerns and crime

January 21, 2021

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) addressed housing insecurity, updates to a proposed local skate park and an uptick in crime at a Wednesday 5th Ward meeting. At a special City Council meeting, city officials...

Evanston Organizes: Officer and Gentlemen Academy rallies community around youth

Evanston Organizes: Officer and Gentlemen Academy rallies community around youth

March 8, 2019

Growing up in a single-parent household in Chicago’s south suburbs, Evanston Police Department Officer Adam Howard lacked a positive male figure. To him, being a role model for Evanston’s youth is...

Officer Adam Howard stands with Officer Ervin de Leon in Evanston’s 5th Ward. Howard will receive the Officer of the Year award Wednesday.

Two EPD officers to receive department’s Officer of the Year Award on Wednesday

May 13, 2018

Two Evanston Police Department officers will receive Officer of the Year awards at a Wednesday ceremony hosted by the department. Officers Enjoli Daley and Adam Howard will receive the award for their...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) speaks at a meeting. Rue Simmons said she planned to encourage all neighborhoods who did not have a “block club” —  a group of neighbors who make sure the block is safe by sharing information and identifying potential concerns — to form one.

Search warrant executed for murder case, city officials announce at 5th Ward meeting

February 16, 2018

City officials announced to residents at a 5th Ward meeting Thursday that officers executed a search warrant on a residence in connection with a murder case as the suspect still remains at large. About...

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