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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


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Northwestern, UChicago alumni talk careers in politics and activism

June 4, 2023

U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.)(NU McCormick ’83, Kellogg ’88) worked as a business management consultant before running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012. He now represents Illinois’...

A firefighter participates in a first responder training. The Evanston Fire Department received roughly $237,000 of a federal grant awarded to 16 area fire departments.

EFD receives roughly $237,000 of federal grant to upgrade technology

October 18, 2018

The Evanston Fire Department received roughly $237,000 of a federal grant awarded to 16 area fire departments that will provide upgrades to equipment and systems, according to an Oct. 11 city news release. The...

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks at a town hall in January. On Wednesday, Biss dropped Chicago Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) as his running mate in his bid for Illinois governor, less than a week after having first picked him.

Biss drops Ramirez-Rosa as running mate in bid for Illinois governor

September 6, 2017

Less than a week after announcing Chicago Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th) as his running mate in the Illinois gubernatorial election, state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) said he would move forward with...

Alex Morgan.

Former aldermanic candidate Alex Morgan seeks to increase voter turnout, improve local politics

April 23, 2017

When he moved to Evanston’s 3rd Ward after teaching kindergarten in Milwaukee, Alex Morgan said he found it difficult to reach his alderman outside of the annual town hall meeting. Morgan said this...

Students working with campaigns aimed to affect critical elections

November 9, 2016

Robert Bourret said he wanted the experience of working on a political campaign before he graduated from Northwestern. And with what he called one of the most competitive House races in the country —...

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