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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

Two parked Evanston police cars. The Evanston Police Department in partnership with University Police received a grant to implement body cameras.

Evanston police begin summer-long body camera test

June 2, 2017

Evanston Police Department officers and supervisors began testing body-worn cameras Friday in a pilot program expected to last through the summer. In a news release, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan...

Two parked Evanston police cars. The process to create a citizen-run police review board has been extended through May.

Process to create citizen-run police review board extended through May

April 4, 2017

Discussion over the creation of a citizen-run committee that will evaluate the Evanston Police Department’s complaint review process has been extended to two more meetings, which will be held in April. The...

Letter to the Editor: In support of mayoral candidate Mark Tendam

April 2, 2017

I am writing this letter to urge Northwestern faculty, staff and students who live and vote in Evanston to support Mark Tendam for mayor in the April 4 election. I am supporting Tendam for several reasons,...

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill put Evanston police among the highest black to white search ratios.

Study reveals racial discrepancy in Evanston police searches following traffic stops

March 7, 2017

Evanston police were seven times more likely to search a black driver than a white one in 2014, according to a recent study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The study, which analyzed...

Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson speaks at a 2017 meeting. Evanston will see a budget shortfall of $12 million in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a city official said on Wednesday.

Residents raise concerns as city forms citizen complaint group

March 3, 2017

Residents expressed concern Thursday about the process of forming a citizen-run committee to evaluate the Evanston Police Department’s complaint review process. The meeting was the the second public...

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