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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


Parolee gets 9 years in prison for commercial burglary

May 8, 2013

An Evanston man was sentenced to nine years in Illinois prison Tuesday for commercial burglary, the Evanston Police Department announced today. Andre Shearer, of the 200 block of Custer Avenue, was...

Kelly Skamra, 45, was first arrested Dec. 1 after burglarizing a house in the 500 block of Grey Avenue. Skamra was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday.

Chicago man sentenced to 20 years for burglaries committed in Evanston

April 28, 2013

A Cook County judge sentenced a Chicago man to 20 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to two charges of residential burglary committed in Evanston. “It’s quite a lengthy prison sentence...

Website analyzes homicides in decade prior to abolition of Illinois death penalty

November 9, 2012

A database developed by the Northwestern School of Law cites statistics about murder in Illinois between 2000 and 2010, according to a University release. Leigh Bienen, a senior lecturer at the School...

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