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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

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Cook County primaries saw close races, low turnout

April 7, 2024

The Cook County primaries saw close races and turnout as low as 17.95%. Now that all the votes have been counted, here’s a rundown of the results of the key races and how Evanston residents voted.  Cook...

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Eileen O’Neill Burke narrowly wins Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary

March 31, 2024

Democrat and former Illinois Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke defeated professor and former prosecutor Clayton Harris III in a neck-to-neck primary race for Cook County State’s Attorney,...

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Nearly three years after its founding, the Citizen Police Review Commission struggles to find footing on tricky terrain

November 18, 2022

When Juneitha Shambee applied to join Evanston’s new Citizen Police Review Commission in 2020, she wanted to address community members’ growing mistrust in police departments — an issue that sparked...

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has resumed expunging low-level cannabis records after the pandemic delayed court operations.

Cook County State’s Attorney resumes clearing cannabis records

October 28, 2020

After the pandemic delayed court operations, the Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s Office is now resuming the process of expunging low-level cannabis convictions. Since the beginning of October,...

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Foxx won the Democratic Party of Evanston’s endorsement in the Cook County State’s Attorney race.

Evanston political groups endorse candidates for Cook County State’s Attorney race

March 4, 2020

In the upcoming 2020 election season, the Cook County State’s Attorney race may not be receiving the same media attention as the Democratic presidential primary, but the race is certainly becoming one...

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