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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

An Evanston Police Officer’s badge and radio are in focus, with a police officer sitting down.

Citizens’ Network of Protection discusses proposed police oversight board, police chief appointment process

April 29, 2022

The Citizens’ Network of Protection discussed its proposal for a citizen police oversight board, which would appoint the police chief and approve the department budget, at a Thursday meeting. CNP,...

An EPD officer in a navy blue uniform, seen from behind, leans against a cop car and watches a group of protestors in the background.

New EPD transparency dashboard to undergo updates amid data concerns

October 27, 2021

Five years after its inception, Evanston Police Department’s online transparency dashboard will enter its third iteration next month. As resident demands for departmental accountability have adapted...

Ald. Devon Reid (8th), a Black man, sits wearing a black suit with a red tie and a white lapel pin. There is a projector screen in the background and a green plastic drink bottle next to him.

Last July, former City Clerk Devon Reid implemented a police transparency policy. Almost a year later, the city has yet to follow it.

June 25, 2021

Last July, Devon Reid, Evanston’s city clerk at the time, announced a policy he claimed would increase police transparency: publishing Evanston Police Department misconduct and use of force records on...

Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew, a White man in a white police uniform

Citizens’ Network of Protection talks police body camera program

May 20, 2021

Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew discussed state and local policies on police body cameras at a Tuesday event hosted by Citizens’ Network of Protection.    Evanston Police Department’s body-worn...

Daniel Biss speaks in Fisk Hall. He is wearing a black sweater.

Mayor Biss creates new public safety committee as one of his first acts in office

May 11, 2021

As one of his first acts in office, Mayor Daniel Biss created the Reimagining Public Safety Committee, he announced at Monday’s City Council meeting. The committee, which comprises 17 city officials...

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