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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


A large crowd of protesters march down a street towards a church. Some hold signs with the words “Black Lives Matter,” “Fund people not police” and “It’s not the apples it’s the tree.”

EFBL and NUCNC honor Adam Toledo and Daunte Wright in march for police abolition

April 19, 2021

Following months of separate actions and organizing, Evanston Fight for Black Lives and NU Community Not Cops joined in protest Sunday to honor the lives of Daunte Wright and Adam Toledo and advocate for...

Allen and Gonring: How police hurt everybody’s mental health

April 11, 2021

In response to Mr. Holland’s April 11 op-ed: The prison-industrial complex, for which police are foot soldiers, is responsible for the current reality of mental health treatment in this country. Deinstitutionalization,...

Holland: Are our police officers in a mental health crisis?

April 11, 2021

Content warning: This article mentions suicide. It is extremely difficult to look back on 2020 and not define it as one of the most polarizing, contentious and exigent years in recent history. A wave...

A scene from the Jan. 9 shooting outside Dollar General, captured by Evanston Police Department body camera footage. While video and audio from the night were released to press, other reports are being withheld due to ongoing investigations.

Three weeks after cross-city shooting, video and audio released

February 4, 2021

Questions regarding the suspect’s motives and coordination between the Evanston and Chicago Police Departments remain unanswered, more than three weeks after a series of deadly shootings that ended in...

Andrew Papachristos. The professor spoke about his research on the reasons behind Chicago’s police violence.

Sociology Prof. Andrew Papachristos disputes “bad apple” phenomenon, discusses Chicago police violence

November 19, 2020

Chicago’s police violence is a systemic issue, not the result of a small number of problematic officers, sociology Prof. Andrew Papachristos said at a One Book One Northwestern event Wednesday. Papachristos...

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