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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


An Evanston Police Department vehicle. A new Northwestern study suggests police officers can “learn” misconduct from other officers.

Misconduct may be ‘socially transmitted’ across police officers, Northwestern study finds

August 8, 2019

Exposure to police misconduct within a work network may lead to other officers “learning” the behavior, a Northwestern study suggests. The study, led by sociology Prof. Andrew Papachristos, is...

Former Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke enters the courtroom to attend a post-conviction hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building Friday, Dec. 14, 2018 in Chicago. Van Dyke was sentenced on Friday to just under 7 years in prison for second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery

Northwestern community grapples with Van Dyke sentencing

January 21, 2019

CHICAGO — As a citizen of Chicago and the adoring aunt of black children, Paula Hooper felt a mix of emotions — fear, disappointment, anger — when she heard former police officer Jason Van Dyke...

City clerk Devon Reid speaks. Reid said the number of Freedom of Information Act requests made in Evanston reached a record high of 1,300.

FOIA requests in Evanston reach record high

November 19, 2018

The number of Freedom of Information Act requests made in Evanston reached a record high of 1,300 this year. This follows a steady growth of requests since 2016, according to information from the city...

Staff and students watch the verdict in the Jason Van Dyke trial on the first floor of the Norris University Center.

Students watch as Jason Van Dyke found guilty of second-degree murder

October 5, 2018

As activists gathered in Chicago Friday afternoon and a packed courtroom awaited the arrival of the jury, students crowded around a TV in Norris University Center to watch the verdict in Jason Van Dyke’s...

Letter to the Editor: Devon Reid must remain Evanston’s FOIA officer

October 12, 2017

In 2015 I filed a Freedom of Information Act request with Chicago Public Schools seeking documentation that would bring to light how the internationally-acclaimed graphic novel “Persepolis” by Marjane...

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