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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


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The Daily Northwestern’s Policy Guide to Evanston’s 4th Ward Aldermanic Candidates

March 28, 2021

Candidates Jonathan Nieuwsma and Diane Goldring, the top two vote-getters in the 4th Ward aldermanic primary, will face off on the April 6 general election. Both candidates are newcomers to City Council,...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Aldermen passed a restorative housing reparations program by an 8-1 vote Monday, with Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) opposing.

City Council passes the country’s first reparations program for Black residents

March 23, 2021

Evanston’s City Council voted 8-1 to implement the Restorative Housing Reparations program Monday, with Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) opposing.  The program will become the first material action on reparations...

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Ald. Fleming to vote against the Local Reparations Restorative Housing Program

March 22, 2021

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) announced Friday she will vote against the housing reparations initiative at Monday’s City Council meeting. Fleming is the first alderman to publicly announce opposition to...

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Conservative D.C. lawyer denounces Evanston reparations proposal as “unconstitutional”

March 21, 2021

A conservative lawyer and activist from Washington, D.C. sent a letter to Mayor Steve Hagerty and City Council Thursday that denounced the city's current reparations proposal as “unconstitutional”...

The Weekly: Week 9 Recap

The Weekly: Week 9 Recap

March 16, 2021

SHEENA TAN: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Sheena Tan. MADISON SMITH: And I’m Madison Smith. This is The Weekly: a podcast that breaks down our top headlines each week. MADISON SMITH: Here’s...

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