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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


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Judge grants preliminary injunction against election slating prohibition

May 22, 2024

A Sangamon County Circuit Court judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday against enforcement of a recently passed Illinois law that prohibits election slating. The legislation could prevent four...

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Illinois Inauguration Day sees key politicians sworn in

January 9, 2023

Illinois’ inauguration took place Monday, marking the start of state politicians’ new terms. Here’s an overview of key politicians representing Evanston who were sworn in.  Governor: J.B. Pritzker Governor...

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Illinois politicians raise big, self-fund ahead of midterm elections

November 10, 2022

Midterm election results are in for Illinois — and Democratic politicians have successfully held on to power in both Springfield and Washington, D.C. Democrats outpaced their Republican counterparts...

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Democrat Kwame Raoul re-elected as Illinois Attorney General

November 8, 2022

Democrat Kwame Raoul won re-election as Illinois’ Attorney General, receiving 55.3% of reported votes.  Raoul ran against Republican Tom DeVore, who won 42.6% percent of the votes counted, and Libertarian...

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The Daily Northwestern’s guide to Illinois’s 2022 Attorney General race

October 4, 2022

This November, Republican Thomas DeVore will face off against Democratic incumbent Kwame Raoul in Illinois’ attorney general race. The attorney general of any state serves as its chief legal officer....

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