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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


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Mayor Biss, Evanston landlord sued for uninhabitable living conditions in $10 million class-action lawsuit

March 31, 2022

Three former tenants have filed a $10 million class-action lawsuit against an Evanston landlord and his son, as well as Mayor Daniel Biss, for restitution after living in “crumbling properties.” Carlene...

The city took down a Halloween display that some residents said evoked lynching. It sparked a wider conversation about Halloween decorations.

October 25, 2021

Content warning: This story contains mentions of lynching. When resident and Evanston Live TV founder Meleika Gardner saw the Halloween display in person, her back clenched in pain.  Gardner, a...

First responders stand on Church Street Power Boat Ramp. On each side of the ramp are small rescue boats. Evanston Fire Department trucks are parked on the road in front.

Three people rescued from Lake Michigan, body recovered in separate incident

September 18, 2021

Evanston Fire Department crews rescued three people from Lake Michigan near Clark Street Beach early Saturday afternoon and recovered the body of a fourth person in an unrelated incident.  The three...

Ald. Devon Reid (8th), a Black man, sits wearing a black suit with a red tie and a white lapel pin. There is a projector screen in the background and a green plastic drink bottle next to him.

Last July, former City Clerk Devon Reid implemented a police transparency policy. Almost a year later, the city has yet to follow it.

June 25, 2021

Last July, Devon Reid, Evanston’s city clerk at the time, announced a policy he claimed would increase police transparency: publishing Evanston Police Department misconduct and use of force records on...

Democratic Presidential hopeful Joe Biden takes the stage with his wife, Jill, and sister, Valerie, right, during a campaign rally at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 3, 2020. Biden declared victory in the Illinois presidential primary on March 17.

Joe Biden wins primary in Illinois, Suburban Cook County

March 18, 2020

Former Vice President Joe Biden won the Democratic presidential primary in Suburban Cook County, the Cook County Clerk’s Office reported. Biden secured the nomination with 62.71 percent of the suburban...

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