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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


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...

The crowd at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park cheers during a “know your right” event. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration and refugees were a “miscarriage of justice.”

Durbin, Schakowsky condemn Trump’s recent executive orders

January 30, 2017

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) condemned on Sunday President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and federal funding for sanctuary cities at an event...

Mayoral candidates Mark Tendam (left), Jeff Smith (center) and Gary Gaspard (right) talk Thursday night at an election forum at Chute Middle School, 1400 Oakton St. The forum was intended to increase awareness about mayoral and aldermanic candidates ahead of the upcoming elections.

Mayoral, aldermanic candidates discuss police violence, affordable housing

January 27, 2017

Evanston mayoral and aldermanic candidates discussed police violence, racial equality and affordable housing at a forum held Thursday to increase voter awareness ahead of the upcoming election. The...

Evanston city clerk candidate Devon Reid, 24, stands outside of Coffee Lab, 910 Noyes St. He is running on a platform to combat homelessness, increase government transparency and enhance voter participation.

City clerk candidate Devon Reid seeks to reinvent position

January 27, 2017

At 12 years old, Devon Reid left his life in Evanston for a homeless shelter on the South Side of Chicago after his mother was incarcerated. It was a “culture shock” for Reid, who lived with his...

Global water fellow Michael Tiboris talks about water security at an event at the Buffett Institute for Global Studies. Tiboris, a global water fellow at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, serves as a public fellow at the American Council of Learned Societies.

Global water fellow discusses whether access to water is human right

January 27, 2017

A global affairs expert Michael Tiboris debated whether access to water is a human right at a Buffett Institute for Global Studies discussion on Thursday. Tiboris addressed about 25 people on issues...

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