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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


Esther Joy King (Pritzker ’13), who ran against U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Moline) for a spot in Congress. Though the Associated Press called the race for Bustos on Thursday morning, King has not yet conceded.

Pritzker grad not conceding after AP calls narrow race for Dem opponent

November 5, 2020

Esther Joy King, a Northwestern Law School graduate seeking to bring Republican leadership to Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, has not conceded the race, even after the Associated Press called...

Female Illinois lawmakers take steps to address sexual harassment in workplace

February 28, 2018

Female Illinois legislators are taking steps to address sexual harassment in the workplace by forming a panel independent of Democratic party funding and oversight, they announced in a letter on Sunday. Comptroller...

Cheri Bustos, U.S. representative for Illinois’ 17th District, talks to students about her journalism background and her political career at a Monday event with Medill Prof. Peter Slevin’s class. Bustos, who is running for reelection in 2016, discussed being a woman in politics and how her investigative reporting background informs her work in Congress.

U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos talks women in Congress, 2016 election

February 23, 2016

Women in politics approach government differently, U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) told students Monday night. Bustos, who was elected to represent Illinois’ 17th district — which covers a large...

Women’s rights activist Lilly Ledbetter appears at Democratic fundraiser in Evanston

October 7, 2013

Women's rights activist Lilly Ledbetter helped raise money for Democratic House candidates Sunday morning in Evanston. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee benefited from the fundraiser,...

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