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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

The five mayoral candidates stand on stage at a forum hosted by Northwestern Thursday evening. The candidates emphasized the importance of keeping town-gown relations intact.

Mayoral candidates talk town-gown relations at Northwestern-held forum

February 3, 2017

Evanston’s five mayoral candidates all agreed Thursday night: maintaining open communication between the city and the University was essential. “What this is is a marriage, and being married, I...

Evanston mayoral candidates speak at an election forum at Chute Middle School on Thursday night. The Northwestern community has historically engaged in Evanston elections.

NU students can tip scale in mayoral election, University archivist says

January 30, 2017

While Northwestern students are typically not engaged with Evanston elections, if the turnout is high enough, their votes could be enough to sway the race in the first contested mayoral election since...

(Daily file photo by Zack Laurence) Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl speaks at a city event last year. Tisdahl released a statement on Tuesday explaining the decisions reached by the city’s electoral board.

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl: Filing for elected office in Evanston is ‘too complex’

January 18, 2017

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl released a statement on recent decisions made by the city’s Electoral Board on Tuesday, saying filing for office in Evanston is “too complex.” Tisdahl, who is part of the...

The Daily Northwestern, Political Union to host mayoral debate

January 17, 2017

The Daily Northwestern will partner with Political Union to host a mayoral debate on Feb. 7. The event will feature all five mayoral candidates about a week before early voting begins on Feb. 13. A...

(Daily file photo by Katie Pach) Mayoral candidate Jeff Smith attends an electoral board hearing on Monday. The board voted on Wednesday to overrule Smith’s objections to the nominating petitions of the four other candidates.

Electoral board throws out latest objections to mayoral candidacies

January 12, 2017

The Evanston electoral board threw out objections filed by mayoral candidate Jeff Smith to the nominating petitions of four of his competitors. The decision came two days after the board first met to...

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