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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


A 16-year-old boy dropped a loaded .22-caliber handgun while running away from officers Thursday afternoon, according to police. The officers eventually caught up with the teen and arrested him.

Police: 16-year-old boy tries to dump loaded gun while fleeing officers

July 14, 2013

A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday afternoon after he tried to get rid of a loaded gun while officers chased him, police said. Members of the Evanston Police Department's Tactical Unit spotted...

Police: Northwestern student pees on Coke products at 7-Eleven

July 9, 2013

A drunk Northwestern student was arrested July Fourth after he peed on inventory items at the 7-Eleven near the Evanston campus, police said. On Thursday afternoon, the student walked into the convenience...

Police: Evanston teen caught inside security guard's car

Police: Evanston teen caught inside security guard’s car

June 27, 2013

An Evanston teen was arrested Thursday after a security guard found him inside his car, police said. The guard, a Des Plaines resident, was working an overnight shift in the 1200 block of Sheridan...

Two areas near Engelhart Hall are identified as having poor lighting in a new report. University and Associate Student Government officials identified 19 areas, most of them just west of South Campus, where lighting could be improved.

Evanston, Northwestern tackle off-campus lighting after report shows problem areas

June 24, 2013

‪Evanston and Northwestern are teaming up to address poor lighting just west of South Campus after an Associated Student Government-sponsored light walk. ‬ University and ASG officials released...

4 years, hundreds of stories: Best of blotter

June 19, 2013

Oct. 27, 2009: 6 painted men streak past Tech, one vomits Six men ran without any clothes past the Technological Institute on Friday afternoon, police said. Officers on patrol saw the six men, five...

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