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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 4, 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...

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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