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The Daily Northwestern

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


The myth of the ‘great equalizer’: Preliminary data show Black Evanston residents contract virus at higher rates

The myth of the ‘great equalizer’: Preliminary data show Black Evanston residents contract virus at higher rates

April 11, 2020

The novel coronavirus has upended life as many Americans know it. Spreading across the country like wildfire, it has affected nearly every state and territory, leading some to call the virus the “great...

One of several rats scurry around the scene as Los Angeles Bureau of Sanitation crews clean up a homeless encampment in Los Angeles on May 23, 2019. The number of rat complaints in Evanston has decreased over the past four years.

Number of rat complaints down from 2015

November 13, 2019

The number of rodent service requests regarding rats has gone down by nearly 50 percent since 2015, city staff said at a meeting Wednesday at the Levy Senior Center. Interim public health manager Greg...

EFD announces new smoke detector law

November 6, 2019

The Evanston Fire Department and public health officials urged residents Tuesday to learn about the state’s new smoke detector law, which requires residents to replace them by 2022. According to a...

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