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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Piven Theatre showed the play “Three Sisters” in 2010. The theater plans to expand its performance space into a two-level black box theater.

Piven Theatre expansion plan sparks controversy

February 28, 2013

A plan to expand the Piven Theatre Workshop within the Noyes Cultural Arts Center has sparked controversy among some tenants at the center. Maggie Weiss, the chair of the Noyes Tenants Association,...

Medill Prof. Ava Greenwell and her husband Dale respond to the Evanston Police presentation regarding their son Diwani’s handcuffing in August. The journalism professor commented on the lasting impression of racial profiling on youth like her son.

Evanston Police present racial profiling report, aldermen call for more discussion

November 6, 2012

Representatives of the Evanston Police Department presented to the city’s Human Services Committee on Monday the results of an internal investigation that cleared the racial profiling allegations...

Evanston Police clear officer of racial profiling in Greenwell incident

Evanston Police clear officer of racial profiling in Greenwell incident

November 5, 2012

The Evanston Police officer who sparked a citywide controversy after briefly handcuffing the 13-year-old son of a Northwestern professor has been cleared of racial profiling after an internal investigation. During...

Evanston Police mistakenly detain Northwestern professor’s son, 13, after burglary

September 23, 2012

An Evanston Police officer is under investigation this week after he handcuffed and detained the 13-year-old son of a longtime Northwestern professor while searching for a nearby burglar. Medill Prof....

Evanston Police release 911 call that led to handcuffing of Northwestern prof’s son

September 9, 2012

The Evanston Police Department released Friday an audio recording of the 911 call that led officers to mistakenly detain the 13-year-old son of a Northwestern journalism professor. Earlier this week,...

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