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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


The Chicago skyline. 14 candidates will face off on Feb. 26 to replace Rahm Emanuel as mayor of Chicago.

Candidates face a crowded field in the Chicago mayoral Election

February 8, 2019

On Feb. 26, Chicago residents will cast their vote for one of 14 candidates seeking to replace Rahm Emanuel as mayor of Chicago. Emanuel announced he would not run for reelection in September 2018,...

50 Years of Queer Anger: Jussie Smollett and anti-blackness in the queer community

50 Years of Queer Anger: Jussie Smollett and anti-blackness in the queer community

February 7, 2019

This is the third column in “50 Years of Queer Anger,” a series examining LGBTQ+ issues in the United States since 1969. On January 29, Jussie Smollett, a black gay actor, was attacked in Chicago...

Former Obama staffers spoke about their experiences in the White House at a panel promoting an anthology of true stories from the administration.

Former Obama staffers share administration experiences at panel

November 11, 2018

Former Obama Administration staffers gave students an inside look of what working in the White House is like at a panel hosted in the Norris University Center on Friday. Michael Strautmanis, Heather...

U.S. Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Ill.) at the 2011 signing of a bill that ended the death penalty in Illinois. Raoul on Tuesday won the race for Illinois attorney general.

Sen. Kwame Raoul dominates in attorney general race

November 6, 2018

State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) will be Illinois’ next attorney general after defeating opponent Erika Harold in Tuesday’s election. The election was expected to be the closest of five statewide...

U.S. Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Ill.) at the 2011 signing of a bill that ended the death penalty in Illinois. A recent poll found Raoul has a 10-point lead over Republican attorney Erika Harold in the race for Illinois attorney general.

Democratic State Senator Kwame Raoul leading in Illinois attorney general race

October 31, 2018

The Illinois attorney general election is predicted to be a close one. According to a recent poll from the Paul Simon Institute at Southern Illinois University, State Sen. Kwame Raoul (D-Chicago) is...

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