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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


Gov. Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up after giving his first speech as governor on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. Local democrats blasted Rauner's speech regarding Illinois' budget impasse this week.

Local elected officials sound off on Rauner’s unity address

June 23, 2017

Local officials and gubernatorial candidates decried Gov. Bruce Rauner's speech from earlier this week, categorizing his call for bipartisan cooperation to pass a balanced budget plan insincere and hypocritical. State...

Traffic barriers line Sheridan Road. Construction work is currently stopped because of the state's budget impasse.

Construction on Sheridan Road will stop without state budget

June 20, 2017

Construction work on Sheridan Road will come to a halt if state lawmakers cannot pass a budget by June 30, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said. The project, managed by the Illinois Department of Transportation,...

The speed limit on Sheridan Road is currently 30 mph. Council voted Monday to lower the speed limit to 25 mph.

City Council approves Sheridan Road speed limit reduction

November 15, 2016

Aldermen unanimously decided to lower the speed limit on Sheridan Road Monday night, decreasing it from 30 mph to 25 mph. A motion to consider lowering the speed limit passed last month after students,...

Evanston construction projects to resume as planned

July 3, 2016

Two Evanston construction projects will no longer be cancelled as officials had previously expected now that Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a stopgap budget approved Thursday by the Illinois House and Senate. The...

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl attends a City Council meeting. Council heard an update from Evanston Own It, a coalition of city groups formed after episodes of gun violence in 2014.

City Council authorizes city manager to finalize federal grants for capital construction project

January 12, 2016

City Council unanimously approved a consent agenda that authorized the city manager to negotiate an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation to finalize federal grants for development on...

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