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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


Alex Block (left), Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) (center) and Cicely Fleming (right) speak at a forum on Tuesday. They spoke alongside other aldermanic candidates and a city clerk candidate about affordable housing and President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders.

Local candidates prioritize affordable housing, ‘welcoming city’ status

February 1, 2017

Aldermanic and city clerk candidates spoke about the importance of equity and civic engagement at a forum Tuesday ahead of the upcoming elections. The forum at Chute Middle School was hosted by the...

The crowd at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park cheers during a “know your right” event. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders on immigration and refugees were a “miscarriage of justice.”

Durbin, Schakowsky condemn Trump’s recent executive orders

January 30, 2017

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) condemned on Sunday President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration and federal funding for sanctuary cities at an event...

(Katie Pach/Daily Senior Staffer) Protesters hold up signs at the Women’s March on Chicago. An estimated 250,000 people attended the march, far exceeding the expected number of marchers.

Demonstrators flood Chicago for Women’s March, joining millions worldwide

January 23, 2017

Hundreds of thousands flocked downtown on Saturday to participate in the Women’s March on Chicago, a sister event to the national march held concurrently in Washington D.C. Women’s Marches spread...

Trejos: Third-party candidates are just as bad as Trump, Clinton

Trejos: Third-party candidates are just as bad as Trump, Clinton

September 20, 2016

The 2016 election is unique in part due to the historically unpopular presidential nominees of both parties. Recent events have served to highlight each major party candidate’s significant weaknesses:...

Steve Hagerty speaks at an event in 2012. Hagerty, an emergency management consultant, confirmed to The Daily on Monday that he was running for mayor of Evanston.

Entrepreneur will join race for Evanston mayor

September 19, 2016

Management consultant Steve Hagerty will be running for Evanston mayor in the April election, he confirmed to The Daily on Monday. Hagerty is the founder and CEO of Hagerty Consulting, an emergency...

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