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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


Illinois Decides: Primary Election Coverage

Illinois Decides: Primary Election Coverage

March 20, 2018

Primary Election Day is upon us, and The Daily Northwestern will provide up to the minute live election results when they become available. Read up on decisive 2018 primaries, from a hotly contested Democratic...

Editorial: For governor, vote Biss. More importantly, just vote.

March 9, 2018

We all know it’s true. Young Americans vote at lower rates than older people. At one of the country’s most civically engaged campuses, it’s easy to scoff at the idea of complicity, as we constantly...

Billionaire J.B. Pritzker. State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston).  Businessman Chris Kennedy.

Three major democratic gubernatorial contenders to square off in March 20 primary

March 9, 2018

Four years ago, Bruce Rauner became the first Republican to net the governor’s seat in Illinois in over a decade. Now, after over three years of Rauner’s unpopular tenure, which saw Illinois without...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at an event. Rauner delivered a state budget address Wednesday, calling for tax cuts and pension reform.

Rauner calls for tax cut, pension reform in Illinois’ budget address

February 15, 2018

Two weeks after his state of the state address in the same chambers, Gov. Bruce Rauner delivered an Illinois budget address outlining a proposal emphasizing tax reduction, pension and health care reform...

Ra Joy speaks at a town hall Tuesday. Joy, who is a candidate for lieutenant governor, discussed the need for reform in the Illinois government.

Lieutenant governor candidate Ra Joy talks change, corruption in Illinois government

February 14, 2018

Ra Joy, candidate for Illinois lieutenant governor, said Tuesday that the state government runs on a broken system. In Cook County and at the state level, he said, the Democratic Party is dysfunctional...

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