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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


U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) addresses Northwestern students at an October 2016 event on campus. Schakowsky critiqued President Trump’s new tax plan Wednesday, saying it would exacerbate income inequality.

Schakowsky decries Republican tax plan as ‘tired and cruel’

September 28, 2017

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) decried the Republican tax plan as “tired and cruel” in a statement Wednesday, saying it would exacerbate income inequality across the country. She said the plan...

Illinois Supreme Court kills 2013 pension reform

May 10, 2015

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Friday that pension reductions passed in 2013 were unconstitutional. The decision struck down the most recent attempt to address a $111 billion pension...

State Sen. Christine Radogno (R-Lemont) speaks Monday to the Republican Club of Evanston. The Senate minority leader emphasized working across party lines to improve the state’s future.

State Republican urges bipartisan compromise, support for budget

April 28, 2015

Illinois politicians on both sides of the aisle must compromise to lift the state from the “dire shape” it’s in, the top Republican in the state Senate said Monday in Evanston. Sen. Christine...

Shin: Rauner too selective about his Illinois 'family'

Shin: Rauner too selective about his Illinois ‘family’

April 26, 2015

In a recent speech addressing Illinois’ budget problems, Gov. Bruce Rauner compared his constituency to a family. “Like a family, we must come together to address the reality we face,” Rauner said....

Scholars talk current, future state of Affordable Care Act

October 23, 2014

A panel of political scholars weighed in on the future of the Affordable Care Act on Wednesday afternoon ahead of the upcoming 2014 midterm elections. The panel discussion, hosted by the Evanston...

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