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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


Evanston aldermen listen Monday night as Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th) shares her position on selling the Harley Clarke Mansion. City Council voted 6-3 to reject a controversial proposal to purchase the lakefront property.

Evanston City Council turns down controversial bid for Harley Clarke Mansion

July 23, 2013

Hundreds of people packed Evanston's City Council chambers and overflow seating Monday night, dozens of them ready to condemn the city's flirtation with a $1.2 million proposal to transform the Harley...

Evanston aldermen OK ‘arts czar’ position

June 18, 2013

City Council approved the new position of cultural arts coordinator Monday night, agreeing to recruit what one proponent called Evanston's first "arts czar." Aldermen voted 8-1 to move ahead with three...

Ald. Jane Grover (7th) championed a drone moratorium ordinance that the City Council narrowly approved Tuesday despite opposition from aldermen including Ald. Ann Rainey (8th).

Split vote on Evanston drone ban unexpected, aldermen say

May 30, 2013

The chief supporter of Evanston's ban on drone activity was surprised by the amount of dissent it faced during a City Council meeting Tuesday. “(The vote) reflects some of my colleagues’ discomfort...

Community gathers to honor Evanston volunteers

April 24, 2013

Students, activists and Evanston officials gathered Wednesday night at Northwestern to honor the city's volunteers. About 80 people came to the McCormick Tribune Center to celebrate community service...

The Reporters: Week of April 8

‘The Reporters’: Week of April 8

April 12, 2013

In this week's episode of "The Reporters," Evanston journalists discuss the results of Evanston's municipal elections, including the sweep by incumbent aldermen of three races where they were challenged....

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