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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


Updated: Evanston police not ruling out robbery as motive in brothers’ shooting deaths

August 6, 2013

Police said Tuesday afternoon they have not ruled out robbery as a motive in the shooting deaths of two Evanston brothers. Authorities had previously said there were no signs of robbery after Azim Hakeem,...

Azim Hakeem (left) and Mobeen Hakeem (right) pose with their father. The brothers were found shot to death Tuesday night in the basement of Evanston Pipe & Tobacco, 923 Davis St., according to family members.

Updated: 2 brothers fatally shot inside downtown Evanston business

July 31, 2013

Two brothers were found shot to death last night inside their downtown Evanston business, according to police and relatives. The brothers were taken to the basement of Evanston Pipe & Tobacco, 923...

Updated: Man steals incoming freshman’s cell phone on campus

July 29, 2013

A man snatched an incoming freshman's cell phone out of her hand Sunday night near Cahn Auditorium, officials said. The 17-year-old girl from Maryland was walking at about 8:25 p.m. on Emerson Street near...

Evanston police nab Chicago men in string of car burglaries

Evanston police nab Chicago men in string of car burglaries

July 25, 2013

Police arrested two Chicago men early Wednesday morning in connection with a series of car burglaries in south Evanston. An officer was patrolling the 1100 block of Greenleaf Avenue when he discovered...

Police: Convicted killer among 2 men caught with loaded weapons

July 19, 2013

Police arrested two felons in connection with weapons possession Tuesday afternoon, including a man who was convicted in an Evanston homicide in 2005. Officers spotted 27-year-old Blair Aikens, who...

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