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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


First female Evanston mayor dies after battle with leukemia

March 23, 2015

Former Mayor Joan Barr-Smith died Saturday at the age of 75, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told Evanston media in an email. Her cause of death is believed to be leukemia, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said. Barr-Smith...

Tisdahl announces $5 million donation from Northwestern in annual address

March 20, 2015

Northwestern ​will donate $1 million to Evanston annually for the next five years, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl announced Friday at her 2015 State of the City address. The gift will go toward projects...

Ald. Coleen Burrus has represented the 9th Ward on City Council since 2009. She will step down next month to accept a position at Princeton University.

Coleen Burrus to step down from City Council to take position at Princeton

March 17, 2015

Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th) will leave the City Council next month to take a position at Princeton University. Burrus will step down as alderman before she begins her job as the director of corporate and...

Evanston asks Illinois governor to protect city funds

March 17, 2015

Aldermen unanimously expressed their opposition Monday to a proposal by the governor that would force Evanston to cut expenses by more than 4 percent. In February, Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed a budget...

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl dictates answers during the Twitter Town Hall Meeting to Charliese Agnew and Patrick Deignan, both community engagement specialists for Evanston. Tisdahl launched her personal Twitter handle @EvanstonMayor at the beginning of last month.

Tisdahl debuts Twitter handle with online Q&A

March 6, 2015

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl broke in her new Twitter account with an hourlong virtual town hall meeting Thursday evening, responding to questions that focused largely on state debt, the city’s economy...

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