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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


On Election Day, Evanston polling locations were mostly quiet, which some attribute to an increased use in early voting and mail-in ballots.

Evanston polling locations quiet on Election Day

November 3, 2020

As polls opened at 6 a.m., Evanston voters showed up sporadically to polling locations across the city, for the most part avoiding the long lines seen in other parts of the country. The city’s 26...

State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz. Gong-Gershowitz won reelection to the Illinois House of Representatives Tuesday night.

Rep. Gong-Gershowitz calls for Madigan to resign from leadership posts after implication in federal bribery scheme

August 17, 2020

A local representative last week called on House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) to resign from his leadership positions as house speaker and chairman of the Democratic Party of Illinois. State...

Amid the pandemic, the governor reported a 7 percent drop in state revenue. Revenue from individual income taxes in fiscal year 2020 are estimated to be 6.9 percent below earlier projections and revenue from sales taxes are estimated to be 8.4 percent below earlier projections.

State revenue shortfalls to impact human services and education; Pritzker calls on Congress for aid

April 19, 2020

Illinois is facing a $2.7 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2020 and a $4.6 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2021, which begins in July, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on April 15. The shortfalls...

State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz supports bill consolidating pension funds to ease property tax burden

November 14, 2019

State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-Glenview) supports a bill that would consolidate pension funds to provide middle-class families property tax relief, according to a press release. Local governments...

State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-Glenview) delivers a speech to a crowd of supporters at the Ten Ninety Brewing Co. Thursday. The event celebrated her campaign for re-election.

Local state Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz kicks off 2020 campaign

September 26, 2019

GLENVIEW — State Rep. Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D-Glenview) kicked off her campaign for the 2020 election Thursday with a formal gathering of supporters. Gong-Gershowitz and her team hosted the celebration...

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