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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


City clerk Devon Reid speaks. Reid said the number of Freedom of Information Act requests made in Evanston reached a record high of 1,300.

FOIA requests in Evanston reach record high

November 19, 2018

The number of Freedom of Information Act requests made in Evanston reached a record high of 1,300 this year. This follows a steady growth of requests since 2016, according to information from the city...

Editorial: Body cameras aren’t enough to solve Evanston police issues, racial bias

February 11, 2018

As incident after incident has shown, the issues of racial bias and excessive force that pervade police departments across the country also affect Evanston police — most recently illustrated in the detainment...

Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. The District 202 school board will discuss withdrawing a controversial resolution Tuesday night.

District 202 school board to reconsider controversial confidentiality policy

January 15, 2018

At their meeting Tuesday, Evanston Township High School/District 202 school board members will discuss withdrawing a controversial resolution that limits board members’ capacity to communicate with the...

City clerk Devon Reid speaks at a Tuesday Town Hall meeting. He proposed for his office to take jurisdiction over the FOIA redaction process.

Evanston residents urge city clerk to adjust FOIA process

November 8, 2017

Citizens asked city clerk Devon Reid to ease the burden of filing a Freedom of Information Act request on Evanston’s online database at a Tuesday Town Hall meeting. Reid — who was recently appointed...

City clerk Devon Reid at Monday’s City Council meeting. Aldermen voted unanimously to appoint Reid as Evanston’s Freedom of Information Act officer, but decided to further discuss how and when information should be publicized.

Aldermen allow city clerk to retain FOIA role, further examine publicizing information

October 17, 2017

Aldermen unanimously decided Monday to allow city clerk Devon Reid to keep his jurisdiction over Freedom of Information Act requests, and to continue discussions on the type of information made public. On...

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