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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


Candidate for 1st Ward alderman Lee Cabot (top) talks to the crowd during her campaign kickoff in January. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) (bottom) attends a council meeting.

First Ward candidates respond to ethics questions

March 30, 2017

Candidates in the 1st Ward aldermanic race repudiated separate ethics claims against them this week, adding to an already tense election cycle. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) apologized for using a senior citizen’s...

Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) attends a city meeting in February. Tendam was endorsed Thursday by former mayoral candidate Jeff Smith, who did not receive enough votes in the February primary to advance.

Jeff Smith endorses Mark Tendam for mayor

March 23, 2017

Former mayoral candidate Jeff Smith endorsed Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) on Thursday ahead of the April 4 general election. Smith became the second former candidate to do so, joining Gary Gaspard — a former...

Mayoral candidate Steve Hagerty at his campaign kick-off event in October. On Tuesday, outgoing Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl endorsed Hagerty as her potential successor.

Tisdahl endorses Hagerty for mayor

February 15, 2017

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl endorsed Steve Hagerty — a businessman who has pledged to build on her legacy — as her successor Tuesday. Hagerty, who has lived in Evanston for 17 years, said he...

Schwalb: The limits of post-election dialogue

January 8, 2017

Just days after the election of Donald Trump, think pieces galore called for liberals to reach out to those they have disrespected or ignored. The next four years would require, many wrote, a renewal of...

Holiday Guide: Students face political talk with families over Thanksgiving

November 30, 2016

Some students returned home for Thanksgiving break wondering whether politics would completely derail the holiday. That is why SESP senior and co-president of College Democrats Sydney Selix’s grandma...

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