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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


Mayoral candidate and former state Sen. Daniel Biss. Biss received an endorsement from Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Thursday.

Gov. Pritzker endorses mayoral candidate Daniel Biss; opponents respond

February 18, 2021

Gov. J.B. Pritzker endorsed Evanston mayoral candidate and former state Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) Thursday.  “(Biss) has a bold, progressive agenda for the City of Evanston,” Pritzker said...

Saturday evening, ETown Sunrise and Evanston Fight for Black lives hosted mayoral candidates in a virtual town hall. Afterward, EFBL officially endorsed Sebastian Nalls for Evanston mayor.

ETown Sunrise, EFBL host mayoral candidates in town hall

February 14, 2021

All three Evanston mayoral candidates committed to defunding the police at a town hall Saturday hosted by Evanston Fight for Black Lives and ETown Sunrise, an Evanston Township High School organization...

A sign that says “Evanston Township High School” is in front of a large, tan school building on a sunny day.

Some ETHS students notice dip in antiracist activism, but continue to fight

January 11, 2021

Evanston Township High School students are continuing to educate the Evanston community and press on racial equity in the city, even as they say the momentum behind last summer’s wave of antiracism action...

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Evanston’s NAACP chapter hosted a Black History Month event highlighting equity initiatives in Evanston’s municipal institutions Monday.

2020 in Evanston headlines: COVID-19, a new city manager and municipal elections

January 10, 2021

With everything that’s happened in the past year, it’s hard to keep track of even the city’s biggest news. So The Daily Northwestern is here to remind you just how much went down over the past 12...

In FY 2020, University Police expenses totaled $11.2 million — 90 percent of which went to compensation and external contract staffing. The University projects UP expenses for FY 2021 to be down by 5.2 percent to $10.6 million.

Northwestern releases long-awaited NUPD budget review, details $11.2 million in expenses for FY 2020

November 17, 2020

Northwestern released a review of University Police on Monday, detailing its role on campus, budget allocations and a slight decrease in spending over the past two fiscal years. Black undergraduate...

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