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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


The Evanston Animal Shelter has implemented a no-kill policy. At an Animal Welfare Board meeting on Wednesday, board members discussed the possibility of a feral cat program in the city.

Animal Welfare Board discusses possible feral cat program to abate rats

October 12, 2016

The Animal Welfare Board discussed the possibility of using a feral cat colony to control the Evanston rat population in a meeting Wednesday night. The meeting, held at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic...

Assistant city manager Marty Lyons speaks at a city meeting. Lyons said on Monday that the city’s police and fire pension funds are doing better than most.

Police, fire departments fight uphill battle for pension funds

October 11, 2016

It’s still a long road ahead to fully fund the city’s fire and police pension funds. At an Administration and Public Works Committee meeting on Monday, aldermen heard a report on both pension plans,...

Medill sophomore Julia Jacobs named The Daily’s next editor in chief

May 23, 2016

Julia Jacobs, a Medill sophomore, will serve as The Daily’s next editor in chief, the paper’s publisher announced Monday evening. Currently a managing editor, Jacobs will lead the paper next Fall...

Downtown Evanston hosts an art festival in June. City Council will consider expanding the downtown region to include Foster Street.

City Council to consider expanding downtown

April 19, 2016

Aldermen discussed expanding Evanston’s downtown area to include Foster Street in an effort to promote commercial activity and develop building standards in that region. The proposal would create...

Marty Lyons, Evanston’s chief financial officer, speaks at a City Council meeting Monday. Lyons said Evanston would provide a year of free identity theft insurance and credit monitoring to employees whose tax information was mishandled in the mail.

Evanston provides a year of free protection services, monitoring to employees after mishandling tax information

April 14, 2016

Evanston will provide free, year-long identity theft insurance and credit monitoring to employees whose tax information was accidentally revealed in the mail. Marty Lyons, Evanston’s chief financial...

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