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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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Evanston mayor names new 9th Ward alderman

May 1, 2015

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl named the new 9th Ward alderman Friday. Brian Miller, chief of staff of Cook County’s 13th district commissioner, will fill the position, the mayor announced on Twitter. “Brian...

State Sen. Daniel Biss addressed Evanston citizens, city officials and members of Northwestern Associated Student Government during Evanston Lobby Day in Springfield, Illinois. Throughout the day, participants are invited to speak with representatives from the state legislature about issues they feel are pertinent to Evanston.

Evanston residents, NU students discuss budget cuts at sixth annual Lobby Day

April 14, 2015

City leaders and community members traveled to Springfield Tuesday to discuss with state politicians issues pertinent to Evanston, including recent proposed budget cuts that will affect the city. About...

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz, Jill Cabot and Alisa Kaplan stand in front of members of the Human Services Committee meeting on Monday. The committee held off on further discussion regarding the Evanston Animal Shelter and its future in its meeting.

Evanston subcommittee puts animal shelter recommendation on hold

April 7, 2015

Aldermen held off Monday night on selecting a volunteer animal organization to take over operations at the Evanston Animal Shelter. The additional time will allow city staff to sort out specifics for...

McDonald’s, pictured here at 1919 Dempster St., employs people at the minimum wage. Recent efforts on a statewide and Chicago level to raise the minimum wage have raised questions of a possible wage hike among some Evanston residents.

After Chicago action, discussion of minimum wage hike reaches Evanston

March 6, 2015

Elliot Zashin, a retired Evanston resident and former job coach at Interfaith Action of Evanston, has been working on gathering information about low-wage employment in Evanston since the fall of 2013. After...

Evanston’s open data portal contains information and data from various city departments. The city launched the site a week ago in an effort to improve transparency.

Evanston launches open data portal

March 1, 2015

Evanston launched OpenEvanston.org last week, a one-stop data portal for information on the activities of different government departments, in an effort to improve transparency and efficiency. The...

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