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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


Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl cuts the ribbon dedicating the Civic Center’s aldermanic library to former mayor Joan Barr-Smith. Barr-Smith, the city’s first female mayor, passed away last spring.

Aldermanic library dedicated to Evanston’s first female mayor

October 19, 2015

Evanston honored the city’s first female mayor and alderman by dedicating the Civic Center’s aldermanic library to her memory at a ceremony and subsequent reception Monday night. Joan Barr-Smith...

First female Evanston mayor dies after battle with leukemia

March 23, 2015

Former Mayor Joan Barr-Smith died Saturday at the age of 75, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz told Evanston media in an email. Her cause of death is believed to be leukemia, Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl said. Barr-Smith...

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