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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

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) (above) and Republican challenger Joan McCarthy Lasonde are running for the 9th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Lasonde, a Republican, called on Schakowsky to resign at an October protest, and Schakowsky has dismissed the demand.

Know your ballot: Schakowsky, Lasonde compete for a Congressional seat

November 3, 2016

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston), an incumbent running for her 10th congressional term, will face off against Joan McCarthy Lasonde to represent the 9th District of Illinois. Lasonde, a Republican,...

Diebold: Justice is never convenient

Diebold: Justice is never convenient

February 24, 2014

A troubling thread has emerged lately in the conversation surrounding the National Labor Relations Board hearing to determine whether Northwestern’s football players can organize as a union: the notion...

Northwestern pitcher Luke Farrell came back from his second benign tumor in three years last season to make an impact for the Wildcats this year. The senior leads the team with a 1.84 ERA and is tied for the Big Ten lead with 78 strikeouts this season.

Baseball: Luke Farrell evolves from great story to great pitcher

May 15, 2013

Luke Farrell the pitcher could not keep up with Luke Farrell the story. For three years, Farrell was a semi-important member of Northwestern pitching staffs, passing through a variety of roles with...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) remembered Northwestern Law Prof. Dawn Clark Netsch on Saturday as the smartest person in the room. Netsch passed away last month after battling with ALS.

Northwestern Law Prof. Dawn Clark Netsch remembered for ‘absolute, unshakeable integrity’

April 13, 2013

CHICAGO — Illinois' luminaries on Saturday remembered Northwestern Law Prof. Dawn Clark Netsch (Weinberg '48, Law '52) as a brilliant pioneer who broke almost every glass ceiling in state politics. "She...

Kearney: Roger Ebert shone for decades as class act

Kearney: Roger Ebert shone for decades as class act

April 7, 2013

In the few days since the passing of renowned film critic Roger Ebert, there have been so many scores of tributes paid to him and his legacy that writing another one for this paper seems almost unnecessary....

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