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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

Blotter: Feb. 13

February 12, 2013

More than $7,000 in goods taken from Evanston garage A 54-year-old Evanston resident reported that his locked garage in the 2200 block of Emerson Street was ransacked sometime between 3 and 6 a.m. Monday. With...

Council approves high-rise project, Chicago/Main TIF district revitalization

January 29, 2013

City Council approved an amended plan for a high-rise project on Emerson Street and established a special taxing district to revitalize the Chicago/Main area Monday night. Property owner Robert King...

Left: The mural depicting the history of Evanston, composed by an ETHS graduate, pictured in 2009, before the re-painting. Right: A man walks past the newly painted walls near the Hertz rent-a-car business. The Green Bay Road mural was painted over by a landlord who mistook it for graffiti.

Prominent mural of Evanston history ‘accidentally’ destroyed

November 14, 2012

A beloved mural painted on a Metra retention wall on Green Bay Road was unexpectedly removed in recent weeks, according to a news release sent out by the city of Evanston on Wednesday. The 110-foot...

7-Eleven field consultant Mike Drop (second from right) and franchisee Prakash Mohanty (far right) state their case to the citys Liquor Control Board for serving alcoholic beverages at Mohantys store on Emerson Street.

Tisdahl reverses approval of 7-Eleven liquor license application after community backlash

November 8, 2012

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl reversed approval of a 7-Eleven franchisee’s liquor license application Thursday after reported community backlash over the new class of licenses needed for the convenience...

Blotter: Nov. 9

November 8, 2012

Evanston resident stabbed in the hand A 29-year-old Evanston man was stabbed by an acquaintance around 12:40 a.m. Thursday in the 2100 block of Emerson Street. The victim reported the incident to the...

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