Eamon Kelly

White supremacist zoom-bombs 5th ward aldermanic candidate Carolyn Murray endorsement call

January 10, 2021

A White supremacist zoom-bomber spewed racial slurs and threatened violence against Carolyn Murray, a 5th ward aldermanic candidate, at a Sunday afternoon Democratic Party of Evanston online endorsement...

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx faces reelection battle

October 29, 2020

After four years as Cook County State’s Attorney, Kim Foxx is running for re-election, facing off against Republican Pat O’Brien and Libertarian Brian Dennehy for the position. While Foxx is favored...

Jan Schakowsky up for re-election against Republican Sargis Sangari

October 29, 2020

After over 20 years in the House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) is seeking re-election for a 12th term representing Illinois’ 9th Congressional district. Schakowsky is up...

The Ripple: Evanston residents, organizations mobilize for state, local elections

February 17, 2020

CLARE PROCTOR: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Clare Proctor. Welcome to The Ripple, a biweekly podcast on the effects of state and national politics on the Evanston and Northwestern community. Coming...

The Ripple: DPOE members, state representatives endorse presidential candidates

February 11, 2020

EAMON KELLY: And this is where I want everybody to stop again and think about how you’re going to make your plan. How are you going to make your plan to make sure that we throw out the current person...