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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


Lesley Williams speaks to reporters after her disciplinary hearing on Thursday. The exact nature of the disciplinary charges has not been released, but decisions regarding further action are expected in about five days.

Protesters rally to support Evanston librarian who faces potential disciplinary charges

April 20, 2017

Evanston residents gathered at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Thursday to protest a disciplinary hearing for Lesley Williams, a librarian at the Evanston Public Library. A crowd of about 100...

Ellen Cushing, chair of the Housing, Homelessness and Human Relations Commission, speaks at a Thursday meeting. The commission voted to renew a grant to a landlord-tenant mediation group.

Homelessness commision votes to renew grant to landlord-tenant mediation group

April 6, 2017

The city voted unanimously Thursday to renew a grant to an organization that mediates local landlord-tenant disagreements at a meeting of the Housing, Homelessness and Human Relations Commission. Open...

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) speaks at an Open Communities event Sunday. Schakowsky called on local activists to keep “standing up for justice” at the event.

Schakowsky, activists encourage political engagement at community event

February 13, 2017

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and local activists called on community members to stay united and keep “standing up for justice” during an event Sunday in Evanston. More than 300 people packed...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) attends a City Council meeting. Rainey and two other city officials hosted a meeting discussing two ordinances that were introduced about problems in Evanston rental housing.

Landlords say new housing ordinance proposals will not create safer community

March 3, 2016

While city officials try to increase accountability and decrease crime in Evanston housing through two new ordinances presented to City Council, local landlords said the measures unfairly punish landowners...

311 Service Center celebrates five years of information communication with residents, businesses

March 1, 2016

Staffers of the city’s 311 Service Center celebrated the program’s five-year anniversary with a reception Tuesday morning, reflecting on how citywide communication has improved since its inception....

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