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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


Illinois Senate passes bill to extend Medicaid coverage to low-income residents

May 30, 2013

More Evanston residents who cannot afford health insurance may soon be eligible for Medicaid coverage. The Illinois Senate passed a Medicaid reform bill Tuesday that would extend coverage to uninsured...

Evanston Police officer Sean O'Brien and his girlfriend Mallory Navarra pose for photos outside the city council chamber at a March ceremony. O'Brien was given the Illinois Department of Public Health's Hero Award on Wednesday.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn gives Hero Award to Evanston cop

May 22, 2013

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday honored an Evanston police officer who dove into the Des Plaines River and rescued a 7-year-old boy while off duty. Officer Sean O'Brien was given the state health...

Obama declares Cook County a federal disaster area

May 13, 2013

President Barack Obama on Friday declared Cook County and 10 other Illinois counties as federal disaster areas due to last month’s flooding. Obama announced all of Cook County, including Evanston,...

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (right) speaks with Weinberg senior William McLaughlin, an intern in the office of Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl.

Evanston, Northwestern officials talk gun control, student aid during Springfield trip

March 14, 2013

Northwestern President Morton Schapiro and more than 50 Evanston officials led by Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl pushed for gun control, pension reform and student aid Wednesday during the fourth annual Evanston...

After the final fundraising total was revealed, DM's finance co-chair Jerry Luo (center), a Weinberg senior, celebrated with the rest of the organization's executive board.

Tears, memories as Dance Marathon tops $1.2 million in fight against epilepsy

March 10, 2013

About 90 minutes before the countdown to the end of Northwestern’s 2013 Dance Marathon, David Harris wasn’t concerned with dollar amounts or when he'd get to sleep after 46 straight hours — he was...

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