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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

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As Illinois bill proposes holding ride-share companies to new standards, some drivers call for their own protections

May 2, 2023

Content warning: This article includes mentions of sexual assault.  In March, the Illinois House of Representatives passed a bill that would remove liability protections for ride-share companies such...

An illustration of a person in a purple sweater holding a pill — red in one half, blue another — that has a green dollar sign in front of it.

Illinois General Assembly introduces bill to ease access to health care benefits, limit barriers to care

April 26, 2023

A 2021 study by the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services found that more than 900,000 Illinois residents are living without health insurance — and about a third of them qualify for Medicaid...

An illustration with a drawing of a lavender calendar and a piece of paper with writing on it in the background. In front is an outline of a person’s head with a purple brain inside.

Here’s why some support the law authorizing mental health days in Illinois schools, and why some say it falls short

November 22, 2021

Mental illness keeps Claudia*, a sophomore at Evanston Township High School, from getting out of bed and going to school some days.  “It's like any other sickness. It's like I have a fever or a cold,”...

The Illinois State Capitol on March 9, 2017, in Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois State Senate passed a bill last week that would make Daylight Saving Time the permanent standard, meaning clocks wouldn’t “fall back” in the fall.

Evanston residents and students oppose change in Daylight Saving Time

November 21, 2019

In the Evanston winter, every hour of sun counts. But in an effort to standardize time, an Illinois Senate bill would make Daylight Saving Time permanent, lengthening days. The bill amends the Time...

State Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) speaks at Evanston Public Library in April 2019. Fine chief co-sponsored a bill that would cap out-of-pocket insulin costs.

State Sen. Laura Fine sponsors bill to cap out-of-pocket insulin costs

November 8, 2019

Last week, state Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) chief co-sponsored a Senate bill that caps out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 for a 30-day supply, attempting to rein in the cost of insulin. As insulin...

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