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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

The Cook County Criminal Courts Administration Building, next to the George N. Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Lathem has pleaded not guilty to charges that he and former Oxford University employee Andrew Warren stabbed Trenton Cornell-Duranleau to death.

Former Feinberg Prof. denied release from jail to help with COVID-19 research

April 14, 2020

Former Feinberg School of Medicine professor Wyndham Lathem, who faces charges for allegedly killing his boyfriend in a premeditated murder-sex fantasy, was denied a request to be released from prison...

Chicago resident hit in head with brick in attempted murder

October 1, 2019

A Chicago man was arrested and charged with attempted murder and aggravated battery in connection with an incident where a man on Howard Street was hit in the head with a brick numerous times, according...

Women in Cook County jail work with members of Piven Theatre Project. The weekly workshops allow the women to express themselves in an environment where such chances are rare.

Piven Theater continues dialogue of mass incarceration through new play detailing experiences of incarcerated women

April 11, 2019

Gillian Hemme is not one to “skip her 9 a.m.’s” — especially on Tuesdays. She wakes up as early as 5 a.m. to ensure she arrives on time at 8. Once she parks, she leaves her cell phone and...

Cook County budget includes staff reductions, sugary beverages tax

November 18, 2016

The Cook County Board of Commissioners approved their 2017 budget this week, which includes a tax on sweetened beverages and cuts to county staff. The budget, approved by a 11-4 vote Tuesday, includes...

Northwestern attorneys present closing arguments in Cook County Jail lawsuit

November 21, 2014

Northwestern lawyers presented closing arguments last week in a suit they filed against Cook County officials over conditions at the county’s jail, where they allege “a culture of brutality and lawlessness” exists...

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