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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


Superintendent: ‘Fear, anxiety’ among ETHS students after recent shootings

December 14, 2012

District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon acknowledged Thursday that a recent spate of gun violence in Evanston has led to heightened unease among the several thousand students who attend the city's...

Updated: Targeted murder in west Evanston latest in bloody family feud

December 12, 2012

Update, 7 p.m. Wednesday: In a statement this evening, Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl called the recent shootings "unacceptable." "While we grieve with our local families over their losses, the...

Slain Evanston teenager Justin Murray is pictured in a funeral program distributed Saturday. Justin was affectionately called Babycakes by his mother, according to an obituary in the program.

Evanston remembers ‘always smiling’ Justin Murray at slain teen’s funeral

December 8, 2012

They were supposed to see each other's weddings. And yet, Tyrone Gibbs Jr. peered down as he waited for the appropriate words to describe Justin Murray, the Evanston teenager who was gunned down last...

Police: Man wounded in south Evanston ‘retaliation’ shooting

December 8, 2012

A 20-year-old Evanston resident was wounded early this morning in an apparent gang shooting that police say is connected to a recent teen slaying. Evanston Police responded to the 1900 block of Howard...

Evanston Police Officer Mark Buell has been accused of racial profiling for his involvement in handcuffing 13-year-old Diwani Greenwell earlier this fall. An internal probe cleared him of any wrongdoing.

Evanston Police officer accused of racial profiling has clean, commended history, records show

December 6, 2012

The Evanston cop accused of racially profiling an Evanston teen during a burglary investigation has racked up more compliments than complaints in recent years, according to documents obtained by The Daily. Officer...

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