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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


Divvy bikes in Evanston. City Council recently barely passed a measure approving the purchase of three new Divvy bike stations.

Council narrowly votes to purchase new Divvy stations

October 1, 2018

With a rare tie-breaking vote from the mayor, City Council earlier this month barely passed a measure approving the purchase of three new Divvy bike stations in Evanston. The council voted 5-4 — with...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) speaks at a City Council meeting. Rainey recommended Evanston implement a progressive real estate transfer tax at Monday’s meeting.

City Council to discuss increasing real estate transfer tax

July 26, 2018

Aldermen passed a resolution Monday 6-2 allowing city staff to move forward with the process of increasing Evanston’s real estate transfer tax. The transfer tax resolution, if passed at the Aug. 13...

Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd) listens during a City Council meeting. Braithwaite advocated for the 1727 Oak Ave. age-restricted development that passed City Council 6-2 on Tuesday.

City Council approves special use permit for 1727 Oak Ave. building

May 30, 2018

Aldermen voted 6-2 on Tuesday to approve a special use permit for a 17-story, age-restricted property development located at 1727 Oak Ave. The development was previously introduced at a City Council...

Letter to the Editor: Three Unrelated Rule puts off-campus students at risk of eviction

May 20, 2018

A few years ago, when four Northwestern undergraduates first signed on to a unit off campus, their landlord, aware that four people would actually be living there, drew up a lease for three of them to...

Letter to the Editor: Ald. Fiske’s inaction on brothel law could cost her student support

May 17, 2018

For the past few weeks, Evanston’s City Council agenda has included an item of great importance to many Northwestern students: the brothel law. Don’t let the thought of scattered garter belts or...

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