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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


Food truck with donuts, coffee fights to operate in Evanston

October 6, 2016

A new food truck may soon be operating near campus, as Beavers Coffee and Donuts looks to expand to Evanston. Beavers Coffee and Donuts is a food truck currently operating in Chicago that serves gourmet...

A Northwestern student casts his ballot at the Civic Center in 2014. A ruling by a federal court was stayed on Tuesday, meaning voters in larger counties will likely be able to register and vote on Election Day at their precinct.

Appeals court stays ruling on same-day voter registration

October 6, 2016

Illinois residents may still have a chance to register and vote in their precinct on election day, after a federal court stayed a ruling limiting same-day registration. The Seventh District Court of...

A federal judge limited same-day voter registration in Illinois on Tuesday. Opponents of the law said it disadvantaged rural voters.

Judge strikes down same-day voter registration at polling places in Illinois

September 29, 2016

Illinois residents will not be able to register at polling precincts the same day they vote this fall, after a federal judge struck down a state law facilitating same-day voter registration on Tuesday. The...

City discusses food truck ordinance

May 2, 2016

Changes to Evanston’s food truck laws may be on the way, after aldermen on the Human Services Committee directed city staff to draft proposed regulations Monday night. The current city ordinance...

Beavers Donuts cannot operate a food truck in Evanston due to a 2010 ordinance that only allows businesses with brick-and-mortar restaurants to operate food trucks in the city. The owners of the business filed a lawsuit against the city over a year ago.

Legal dispute persists between city, food truck

January 14, 2014

The legal back-and-forth between Evanston and a Chicago-based food truck continued Tuesday after a Cook County judge scheduled oral arguments to begin in March. Beavers Donuts first sued the city in...

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