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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 capitol building in Springfield. An Evanston contingent will head to the state capital at the end of the month for an event on gun control.

Evanston contingent will head to Springfield for gun control event

February 15, 2018

In the wake of a devastating Florida shooting that left 17 people dead, a local group is organizing buses to send people to an event at the end of the month in Springfield focused on passing gun control...

Chicago community organizer Deon Patrick at a Saturday panel on gun violence. The event was sponsored by Action for a Better Tomorrow’s Evanston chapter and Dear Evanston, a Facebook group that examines race, inequality and youth gun violence.

Panelists discuss gun violence in Chicago area

October 29, 2017

In 1992, Deon Patrick was convicted in a double murder that he did not commit. Two decades later, he walked free. Patrick said because he was shot around the age of 17, he grew up with a false sense...

The Evanston Township High School girls varsity volleyball team kneels for the national anthem at an Oct. 11 home game in Beardsley Gym. Since then, other ETHS students followed in the team’s footsteps, including those on the boys varsity soccer team, football team and marching band.

Several ETHS students commit to ‘taking a knee’ for rest of season

October 20, 2017

It started with the Evanston Township High School girls varsity volleyball team. At the Sept. 26 game against New Trier High School, the ETHS student-athletes took a knee as the national anthem resonated...

Evanston Police Department, 1454 Elmwood Ave. A former Evanston police detective was accused of assisting the Organización de Narcotraficantes Unidos by providing firearms.

Despite slight drop in gun violence, local leaders say more work remains

April 23, 2017

Although gun violence in Evanston dipped slightly this past fall and winter compared to the same time period stretching from 2015 into 2016, local leaders say there is still plenty of work to be done to...

Residents and Community members gather at Twiggs Park for the Fifth Ward Festival. The festival featured information booths in addition to food vendors and entertainment acts to help promote the end of gun violence.

Fifth Ward Festival helps bring community together to combat gun violence at Twiggs Park

August 28, 2016

Although the ground was wet and muddy, the sun stayed out to blanket those at Twiggs Park attending the Fifth Ward Festival on Saturday. Put together by “Dear Evanston,” Citizens Greener Evanston,...

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