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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


President Obama speaks on relationships between police and their communities to the International Association of Chiefs of Police in Chicago in October. On Tuesday, the president took executive action on guns, emphasizing comprehensive background checks and greater accessibility to mental health care.

Obama declares stricter background checks for guns, increased services for individuals with mental health issues

January 6, 2016

President Barack Obama took executive action on safety measures concerning firearms Tuesday morning in light of recent mass shootings. In an emotional address, Obama told the country the action would...

EPD’s gun-focused initiative recovers 15 firearms in two months

November 20, 2015

Evanston police have recovered a total of 15 guns as part of an initiative to reduce violence in the city that began about two months ago. The program began after two fatal shootings occurred within...

Evanston resident James Davis fills out paperwork at the city’s second gun buyback event in June 2013. The city has since changed the gun buyback format to allow residents to trade guns for money on a daily basis.

Gun buyback activist questions efficacy of program after recent shootings

October 22, 2015

Less than three years after Evanston resident Carolyn Murray’s son was gunned down on the city’s West Side, Murray stood before City Council speaking again to aldermen about how the gun buyback program...

Evanston crime drops nearly 10 percent in 2013

Evanston crime drops nearly 10 percent in 2013

January 29, 2014

Crime in Evanston fell nearly 10 percent in 2013 compared to the previous year, according to police data. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott presented the department’s 2013 crime report Monday to the...

Police tie man slain in Chicago to Evanston shooting

November 20, 2013

Police believe a man who was killed in May in Chicago was involved in another slaying six months earlier in Evanston. The issue came to light at a City Council meeting last week in which Carolyn Murray,...

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