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The Daily Northwestern

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 paper that reads “Evanston Law” with bowling pins and a pumpkin candy container.

From bowling bans to trick-or-treating: Fact-checking Evanston’s funkiest laws

May 25, 2023

Evanston’s City Code contains all of the laws and regulations that govern the city. Most Evanston residents haven’t read the code’s full text, which contains some obscure ordinances one wouldn’t...

A corgi is dressed in a pink shirt, floral skirt and gold necklace.

Dogs parade through Downtown Evanston in Dogtopia costume contest

October 31, 2021

Thirteen dogs dressed in their spookiest costumes paraded in downtown Evanston’s Fountain Square Saturday for Dogtopia’s first-ever Halloween Pup Costume Competition.  Dogtopia is downtown Evanston’s...

Ald. Devon Reid (8th), a Black man, sits wearing a black suit with a red tie and a white lapel pin. There is a projector screen in the background and a green plastic drink bottle next to him.

Last July, former City Clerk Devon Reid implemented a police transparency policy. Almost a year later, the city has yet to follow it.

June 25, 2021

Last July, Devon Reid, Evanston’s city clerk at the time, announced a policy he claimed would increase police transparency: publishing Evanston Police Department misconduct and use of force records on...

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