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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


Indiana construction worker Michael Kerr died today from injuries suffered after a crane knocked a beam from the sixth floor of Northwesterns new Music and Communication Building, currently under construction.

Updated: Lakefront construction worker dies on campus, officials say

May 16, 2013

A construction worker died this morning after he was struck by a falling beam at the lakefront construction site of the new Music and Communication Building, officials said. The 57-year-old man was...

Obama declares Cook County a federal disaster area

May 13, 2013

President Barack Obama on Friday declared Cook County and 10 other Illinois counties as federal disaster areas due to last month’s flooding. Obama announced all of Cook County, including Evanston,...

McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov, pictured as a senior in his high school yearbook, died Sunday morning. He was 20 years old.

Updated: McCormick sophomore Dmitri Teplov’s death ruled a suicide

May 6, 2013

The Cook County medical examiner's office has ruled Dmitri Teplov's death a suicide. The McCormick sophomore, 20, was found dead Sunday morning in Pancoe Hall. Evanston Police Cmdr. Jay Parrott said...

Cook County sees air quality decrease as Evanston continues green initiatives

April 30, 2013

Cook County received an "F" for its air quality in a study published by the American Lung Association last week, bucking a national trend of cleaner skies. In its annual State of the Air report, the...

Evanston, Skokie patients flock to Erie Family Health Center

April 17, 2013

Evanston and Skokie residents in need of affordable health care have been flocking to the Erie Family Health Center, according to a report released Thursday by the center. The federally qualified...

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