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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


 Shelley Ann Carrillo with her original candidacy paperwork for 8th ward alderman in November 2020. Carrillo was removed from the ballot following objections to her candidacy and subsequently began a write-in campaign.

Write-in candidates crowd Evanston elections

January 20, 2021

For the ten write-in candidates who filed to run for municipal office in Evanston this winter, many are approaching their runs with tempered optimism.  The candidates join an already-crowded field...

On Election Day, Evanston polling locations were mostly quiet, which some attribute to an increased use in early voting and mail-in ballots.

Evanston polling locations quiet on Election Day

November 3, 2020

As polls opened at 6 a.m., Evanston voters showed up sporadically to polling locations across the city, for the most part avoiding the long lines seen in other parts of the country. The city’s 26...

NU Declassified: Northwestern students prepare for absentee voting, Iowa Caucus

NU Declassified: Northwestern students prepare for absentee voting, Iowa Caucus

February 2, 2020

DAN HU: Welcome to NU Declassified, a look into how Wildcats thrive and survive on Northwestern’s campus. I’m Dan Hu, and this week we’re looking at absentee voting. Most students at Northwestern...

The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. City Clerk Devon Reid expects early voting to increase in Evanston this year.

Early voting attendance in Evanston expected to increase for midterm election

October 30, 2018

As Evanston residents decide who they will vote for in the midterm elections, many have chosen to cast their ballots through early voting. Beginning last Monday and ending on Monday, Nov. 5, Evanston...

A Northwestern student casts his ballot at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center in 2014. Suburban Cook County voters set a record for early votes during this year's consolidated election.

Cook County sees record number of early voters

April 2, 2017

Suburban Cook County voters set an opening-week record, casting more ballots during this early voting period than in any past consolidated election, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced in a Friday news...

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