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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


Community members give feedback on Cook County’s new environmental justice policy on Tuesday.

Cook County hosts town hall meeting on first environmental justice policy

January 22, 2025

Looking to craft its first-ever environmental justice policy, Cook County officials hosted a town hall Tuesday at Niles North High School to solicit feedback from residents. The policy will help guide...

Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke is projected to win Cook County State’s Attorney race.

O’Neill Burke projected to win Cook County State’s Attorney race

November 5, 2024

Democrat Eileen O’Neill Burke is projected to win her campaign for Cook County State’s Attorney over Republican Robert Fioretti and Libertarian Andrew Kopinski. O’Neill Burke received 65.7% of...

The Cook County Jail’s voting rate for the 2022 primaries was 25%, higher than that of the city of Chicago.

Innocent until proven guilty: Cook County Jail expands pretrial voter access

October 30, 2024

The 2024 presidential election has been charged with rhetoric around the criminal justice system, especially as Kamala Harris’ campaign has attempted to leverage a “prosecutor versus felon” narrative...

ETHS civics teacher Betsy Gutstein said in her twenty years at the school, students’ sense of urgency around political issues, including the environment, has increased.

ETHS students visit polls for November election, stress importance of voting

October 29, 2024

Miten Patel, an AP United States Government and Politics teacher at Evanston Township High School, took students to the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, the city’s early voting station, on Tuesday. The...

A man sitting behind a desk speaks while another man sits beside him.

Housing and Community Development Committee replaces Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

October 16, 2024

The Evanston Housing and Community Development Committee voted 4-1 to repeal and replace the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance at its Tuesday meeting. The proposed IHO applies to housing developments that...

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