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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

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) speaks at a Board of Ethics meeting on Tuesday. The board found that Holmes had violated parts of Evanston’s Code of Ethics.

Board finds Holmes in violation of city ethics code

May 3, 2017

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) violated sections of the Evanston ethics code, the Board of Ethics decided at a meeting Tuesday. Holmes had been the subject of a series of ethics complaints submitted by residents...

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) speaks at a Board of Ethics meeting on Tuesday. Holmes has been accused of ethics violations regarding her use of a city email account to send out a candidate endorsement.

Elected officials endorsing candidates not an ethics violation, board finds

April 19, 2017

Elected officials may endorse candidates running for office, the Evanston Board of Ethics decided at a Tuesday meeting. The board discussed a series of complaints submitted by residents that pertained...

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) at a City Council meeting. Holmes will be retiring — for the second time — next month, after serving as alderman for three terms.

Holmes reflects on lifetime of service in Evanston

April 17, 2017

When Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) finishes her final term next month and leaves office, it won’t be her first retirement. In 2002, after roughly 27 years of service as director of Family Focus — an...

Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) speaks at a City Council meeting. Fiske on Monday objected to the appointment of new members to the Board of Ethics citing a potential appearance of a conflict.

City Council approves new appointees to Board of Ethics

April 10, 2017

City Council appointed two new members to the Board of Ethics and reappointed another Monday night, rounding out a contentious election season that saw numerous ethics claims from various candidates. The...

Candidate for 1st Ward alderman Lee Cabot (top) talks to the crowd during her campaign kickoff in January. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) (bottom) attends a council meeting.

First Ward candidates respond to ethics questions

March 31, 2017

Candidates in the 1st Ward aldermanic race repudiated separate ethics claims against them this week, adding to an already tense election cycle. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) apologized for using a senior citizen’s...

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