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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

5th ward aldermanic candidate Carolyn Murray speaks to a gathering of community members. A white supremacist spewed racial slurs at Murray  during a Democratic Party of Evanston Zoom call Sunday evening.

White supremacist zoom-bombs 5th ward aldermanic candidate Carolyn Murray endorsement call

January 11, 2021

A White supremacist zoom-bomber spewed racial slurs and threatened violence against Carolyn Murray, a 5th ward aldermanic candidate, at a Sunday afternoon Democratic Party of Evanston online endorsement...

The three Evanston mayoral candidates faced off in a virtual debate Tuesday night. Daniel Biss, who has secured endorsements from seven of nine City Council members, defended his record as a state legislator.

A comprehensive list of all the candidates for Evanston’s 2021 municipal elections

November 18, 2020

The filing period for Evanston’s 2021 municipal elections opened on Monday, Nov. 16 and continues through Monday, Nov. 23. Candidates can file to run for any of the nine aldermanic slots, as well as...

On Election Day, Evanston polling locations were mostly quiet, which some attribute to an increased use in early voting and mail-in ballots.

Evanston polling locations quiet on Election Day

November 4, 2020

As polls opened at 6 a.m., Evanston voters showed up sporadically to polling locations across the city, for the most part avoiding the long lines seen in other parts of the country. The city’s 26...

Since Carolyn Murray spearheaded the program in 2012, the amnesty-based initiative has helped take over 220 guns off the city’s streets.

In the shadow of her son’s death, Evanston mother helps remove over 200 unwanted guns from Evanston homes, streets

May 4, 2020

In 2012, Carolyn Murray and her son, Justin, were working together to get guns off the streets of Evanston. But in the middle of planning the city’s first gun buyback program in recent memory, Justin...

Two parked Evanston police cars. Evanston police chief Demetrius Cook apologized for accidentally posting photos that contained confidential information to Snapchat.

Evanston police chief apologizes for posting mugshots, other confidential information on Snapchat

February 22, 2020

Evanston police chief Demitrous Cook publicly apologized in a Friday morning press conference for posting photos that included confidential information to Snapchat on the evening of Feb. 17. Cook posted...

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