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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


Ald. Coleen Burrus has represented the 9th Ward on City Council since 2009. She will step down next month to accept a position at Princeton University.

Coleen Burrus to step down from City Council to take position at Princeton

March 17, 2015

Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th) will leave the City Council next month to take a position at Princeton University. Burrus will step down as alderman before she begins her job as the director of corporate and...

McDonald’s, pictured here at 1919 Dempster St., employs people at the minimum wage. Recent efforts on a statewide and Chicago level to raise the minimum wage have raised questions of a possible wage hike among some Evanston residents.

After Chicago action, discussion of minimum wage hike reaches Evanston

March 6, 2015

Elliot Zashin, a retired Evanston resident and former job coach at Interfaith Action of Evanston, has been working on gathering information about low-wage employment in Evanston since the fall of 2013. After...

Renee Paden speaks about the proposition to approve the Emerson Street/Ridge Ave./Green Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project. Paden called the traffic study of the intersection commissioned by the city an “abomination.”

Evanston City Council approves Ladd Arboretum path renovation

February 24, 2015

Evanston aldermen voted to approve plans to pave the pathway that runs through Ladd Arboretum with asphalt Monday evening in a split decision vote. Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl cast the deciding vote after...

Then-Evanston police Cmdr. Jay Parrott (right), who is now the Deputy Police Chief, talks to residents at a 2013 community meeting. Police Chief Richard Eddington (left) is asking City Council on Monday to fund police body cameras.

Evanston aldermen to vote on funding for police body cameras

February 22, 2015

Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington is asking aldermen to fund police body cameras at City Council's meeting Monday night. Evanston police are requesting permission to apply to Cook County for...

Evanston City Council to weigh regulations on ride-share services

January 21, 2015

Evanston City Council will discuss whether to move forward with regulations on ride-sharing companies such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar at next Monday’s meeting, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said. The...

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