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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.) at an event in May. On Thursday, Schakowsky took to the House floor to criticize the proposed Republican budget.

Schakowsky critiques GOP budget priorities

October 6, 2017

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) took to the House floor Thursday to criticize the proposed Republican budget, which would cut funding to some federal aid programs. The budget would decrease funding...

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...

Feinberg teaching hospital penalized by Medicare for hospital-acquired conditions

January 5, 2016

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is among 23 Illinois hospitals being penalized by Medicare for high rates of potentially avoidable infections and complications like staph infections, blood clots and bed...

Folmsbee: Presidential candidates need to support science-based medicine

Folmsbee: Presidential candidates need to support science-based medicine

November 4, 2015

During last week’s Republican presidential debate, the topics of science, medicine and business all intersected in a single, important question. Dr. Ben Carson, a pediatric neurosurgeon who is currently...

Evanston increases ambulance fees

September 16, 2015

Illinois Budget Crisis Evanston residents will be charged an additional $150 if they require emergency ambulance services starting Oct. 1. Aldermen voted Tuesday to increase the price of Evanston’s...

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