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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


Daniel Biss stands in the center of the photo. He is wearing a light blue button-down shirt with a charcoal suit-jacket buttoned in the middle. Biss is making a hand-gesture as he speaks. There is a green wall and four more people in the background.

Daniel Biss discusses policing, racial equity and town-gown relations in Northwestern forum

April 8, 2021

Mayor-elect Daniel Biss stressed the need to find policing alternatives, address the city’s racial inequities and improve town-gown relations during a Wednesday forum with NU students and faculty. The...

A graphic combining American flag imagery with a close-up image of Evanston, Illinois on a map. The shape of Evanston is outlined in tan with a red grid, with Lake Michigan in blue to the east and other areas of Illinois, colored in red with white stars, to the west.

Community organizer Stephanie Mendoza receives 70.82 percent of vote, becoming Evanston’s next city clerk

April 6, 2021

Candidate Stephanie Mendoza is projected to be Evanston’s next city clerk and the first Latinx resident to sit on the dais, according to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s Office.  Mendoza...

A photo of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, a tall red brick building with stone archways around the doors.

Evanston Together LLC prompts controversy about Evanston governing style ahead of April 6 election

April 1, 2021

In the weeks leading up to the April 6 municipal elections, Evanston Together LLC, a recently formed political organization, has become the subject of a citywide controversy after sending a series of mailers...

The lakefront at sunset. The sky is slightly orange and there is some snow on the ground

How Evanston’s beach tokens create an access barrier to Lake Michigan

March 12, 2021

Residents say the six beaches that span Evanston’s Lake Michigan shoreline are an integral part of the city’s identity. However, historians and advocates say beach admissions fees are a city effort...

The Weekly: Week Seven Recap

The Weekly: Week Seven Recap

March 1, 2021

On Tuesday Feb. 23, former Illinois state Sen. Daniel Biss was elected Evanston’s next mayor after gaining over 70 percent of votes. This concludes a campaign trail that started in Sept. when Biss publicly...

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