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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


Construction worker Michael Kerr, left, died exactly one year ago while working on Northwestern’s new Music and Communication Building after a crane knocked a beam from the sixth floor of the building.

One year later, questions surround construction worker’s death on campus

May 15, 2014

A year after a falling beam fatally hit an iron worker on campus, questions remain about what went wrong and how the accident could have been prevented as construction continues on the lakefront. Michael...

Michael Kerr and his older brother Patrick Kerr take a break from working at a Chicago construction site in an undated photo. Patrick Kerr came out of retirement in the late 2000s and worked alongside his younger brother.

Iron worker killed on campus was diligent veteran of Chicago construction

May 28, 2013

About a decade ago, Jackie Rowles was taking a Wendella tour of Chicago when she realized her brother should be the one at the front of the double-decker boat pointing out the city's crowning achievements...

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