Skip to Main Content
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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook. Cook answered questions about the role of the Citizens Police Review Commission in citizen complaint reviews at Wednesday’s commission meeting.

Citizens Police Review Commission examines citizen complaint process in first meeting

August 5, 2020

Evanston’s Citizens Police Review Commission, discussed the citizen complaint process at its initial meeting on Wednesday.  The commission, a subcommittee of Human Services, was instituted in Oct....

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th). Fleming expressed an interest in moving forward with reallocating police funding in order to show commitment to the community’s interests.

Human Services Committee reviews police services and response models in hopes of moving towards defunding

August 4, 2020

Evanston’s Human Services Committee reviewed and discussed police services and response models on Monday. The discussion came in light of residents’ recent calls to defund the police and reallocate...

Police Chief Demitrous Cook. Cook emphasized the importance of residents having options when it comes to ways they can file police complaints.

Mayor Hagerty discusses complaint process during policing Q&A

August 3, 2020

Mayor Steve Hagerty hosted a discussion on the police complaint process on Monday, the fifth in a series of Q&As highlighting policing practices in Evanston. Residents can make police complaints...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Simmons held a Fifth Ward meeting to listen to residents’ feedback in response to recent shootings.

Ald. Rue Simmons holds Fifth Ward meeting in light of recent shootings

July 28, 2020

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) held a meeting Tuesday for Fifth Ward residents to discuss gun violence and crime in light of the shootings from this past weekend. Twenty-one-year-old Deashawn Turner and...

Police Chief Demitrous Cook. Cook outlined Evanston Police Department’s practices in terms of 8 Can’t Wait during Hagerty’s discussion on Monday.

Mayor Hagerty discusses use of force and body cameras at Q&A

July 27, 2020

Mayor Steve Hagerty hosted a discussion on use of force and body cameras Monday, the fourth in his series of Q&As and discussions on policing in Evanston. At the virtual event, Hagerty focused on...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881
Demitrous Cook