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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


Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks at a celebration of Northwestern Academy for Chicago Public Schools’ new location on the Chicago campus. On Thursday, Emanuel reaffirmed the city’s ban on official city business to North Carolina.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel reaffirms North Carolina travel ban for official business

April 13, 2017

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel reaffirmed a 2016 ban on official city business to North Carolina on Thursday, despite the state’s action to repeal its original “bathroom bill” last month. The original...

McDonald’s, pictured here at 1919 Dempster St., employs people at the minimum wage. Recent efforts on a statewide and Chicago level to raise the minimum wage have raised questions of a possible wage hike among some Evanston residents.

After Chicago action, discussion of minimum wage hike reaches Evanston

March 6, 2015

Elliot Zashin, a retired Evanston resident and former job coach at Interfaith Action of Evanston, has been working on gathering information about low-wage employment in Evanston since the fall of 2013. After...

An inbound CTA train arrives at the Foster Street stop. Serious crimes at CTA stations and on CTA vehicles dropped during 2014.

Chicago Transit Authority crime drops in 2014

February 18, 2015

Serious crimes at Chicago Transit Authority stations and on CTA vehicles fell 26 percent and theft and robberies fell 28 percent in 2014, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the CTA announced Tuesday. Emanuel,...

The Chicago Transportation Authority recently proposed a budget that reduces the discounts for passes. The decision was made as part of a budget initiative to offset CTA costs.

CTA, Metra increase fares

November 28, 2012

The Chicago Transit Authority recently proposed a $1.39 billion budget for fiscal year 2013 that reduces discounts for passes, freezes basic fares and maintains current service levels. Under the new...

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