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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


Illinois Senate inches forward on same-sex marriage

January 6, 2013

A legislative battle over same-sex marriage has attracted strange bedfellows in President Barack Obama and Illinois GOP chairman Pat Brady, which has North Shore supporters cautiously optimistic that Illinois...

Evanston Democrats sweep races

November 7, 2012

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Skokie) and State Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) all won by a wide margin Tuesday night against Republican challengers Timothy Wolfe, Glenn Farkas and...

Biss beats Farkas in landslide victory for state Senate seat

November 7, 2012

State Rep. Daniel Biss (D-Skokie) beat Republican challenger Glenn Farkas by a nearly two-to-one margin Tuesday for the 9th District Illinois state senate seat to be vacated by retiring state senator...

Biss beats Farkas for state Senate seat

November 6, 2012

GLENVIEW, Ill. — Republican candidate Glenn Farkas lost tonight to Democrat Daniel Biss in the race for the 9th District Illinois State Senate seat. "The numbers are what the numbers are," Farkas...

Glenn Farkas (second from left), the Republican challenger for Illinois' 9th District state senate seat, speaks at a debate-like forum hosted by the Central Street Neighbors Association on Thursday. Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl (left) represented Farkas’s opponent, state Sen. Daniel Biss (D) at the event.

State-level candidates debate in Evanston forum

October 19, 2012

The Central Street Neighbors Association hosted a forum Thursday night for several Illinois House and state senate candidates in an Evanston middle school. Nearly 50 people met at Haven Middle School...

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