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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


U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) speaks at an event. Durbin questioned the chief of the National Guard on Tuesday about the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Durbin questions national guard chief on troop deployment to border

April 17, 2018

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) questioned Gen. Joseph Lengyel, chief of the National Guard, about the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to the Southwest border on Tuesday. Durbin,...

Durbin questions Zuckerberg on right to privacy, Facebook data breach

April 10, 2018

At a joint Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committee hearing Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) brought up the issue of data privacy by asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg if he would publicly disclose...

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) speaks. Durbin introduced an amendment that would provide consumer protections for student loans.

Durbin introduces amendment providing student loan protections

March 8, 2018

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced an amendment Thursday that would improve consumer protections for federal and private student loans and help ease student loan debt for families, according to...

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks at an event. Biss said on Twitter that “thoughts and prayers aren’t enough” in the wake of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

Illinois lawmakers call for action in the wake of Florida shooting

February 15, 2018

Illinois politicians and candidates for office called for lawmakers to take action to reduce gun violence following a shooting at a high school in Florida that left 17 dead. On Wednesday afternoon,...

Blair Garber. Garber resigned this week after a derogatory remark referring to East St. Louis

Evanston-based Illinois state official resigns after using profanity to describe East St. Louis

February 1, 2018

Illinois Lottery Control Board chairman Blair Garber resigned and apologized after describing East St. Louis, Illinois, as the “shithole of the universe” on Twitter. Garber, an Evanston resident...

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