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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

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EPD charges Colorado resident with sexual assault of boy in Evanston hotel in 2001

May 21, 2018

Evanston Police Juvenile Bureau arrested a 56-year-old Colorado resident Friday in connection with a 2001 criminal sexual assault incident. Arvada, Colorado, resident Kenneth Lewis was charged with...

Police arrest three in connection with armed robbery

September 1, 2016

Evanston police arrested three people on Tuesday night in an attempted armed robbery near an ATM in south Evanston. Police received a 911 call at about 9:10 p.m. regarding a possible robbery near an...

Man sentenced to 46 years in prison for 1992 Evanston murder

June 16, 2016

A Chicago man was sentenced to 46 years in prison on Wednesday for murdering an Evanston woman in 1992. On April 23, 1992, police discovered Deeondra Dawson, 25, “brutally murdered” in her apartment...

Chicago man arrested for murder of cab driver in Evanston sentenced to 35 years

April 5, 2016

A 24-year-old Chicago man accused of murdering a taxi cab driver in Evanston almost five years ago pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder in court. Darien Marquez-Connerly, 24, was sentenced to...

Cook County States Attorney Anita Alvarez takes questions about recent allegations after protesters stormed the George Dunne Cook County building at 69 W. Washington on Dec. 3, 2015 in Chicago.

Northwestern Law professors call for special prosecutor in Laquan McDonald case

March 4, 2016

Three Northwestern law professors have filed a motion petitioning for the appointment of a special prosecutor in all matters related to the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald. McDonald was shot 16 times...

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