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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Simeon Wright, Emmett Till’s cousin, tells his eyewitness account Sunday of Till’s story to community members at an Evanston church. Wright said the story of his death is still being told inaccurately after almost 60 years.

Emmett Till’s cousin gives eyewitness account of relative’s death, says little has changed

April 27, 2015

Almost 60 years have passed since the murder of Emmett Till, but people still do not tell his story accurately, Till’s cousin Simeon Wright said Sunday in Evanston. Through a retelling of his eyewitness...

People line the sidewalks in front of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore for the annual Stand Against Racism. Around 3,000 people participated in the Evanston event this year, the largest number of participants the city has seen.

Thousands join together in Evanston’s annual stand against racism

April 25, 2015

Around 3,000 people took to the streets of Evanston on Friday afternoon to raise awareness of and fight racism. This was the largest crowd that has ever come out in the city for Stand Against Racism,...

City Council honored Ald. Coleen Burrus (9th), who is stepping down this month to take a position at Princeton University. Council also approved to lease the space at 1804 Maple Ave. to Pharmacann LLC to open a medical marijuana dispensary.

City Council authorizes medical marijuana dispensary lease, establishes tax on cultivation center

April 14, 2015

City Council on Monday approved a lease for city-owned property to house a medical marijuana dispensary. Aldermen unanimously approved for Pharmacann LLC to lease the storefront at 1804 Maple Ave. More...

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