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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


Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle will compete in a runoff for the Chicago mayoral election April 2.

Lightfoot and Preckwinkle advance to runoff in Chicago mayoral election, setting stage for first black woman mayor

February 26, 2019

Lori Lightfoot and Toni Preckwinkle emerged from a crowded field of 14 candidates in the Chicago mayoral election Tuesday. For the next leg of the race, Lightfoot and Preckwinkle will compete in a runoff...

The Chicago skyline. 14 candidates will face off on Feb. 26 to replace Rahm Emanuel as mayor of Chicago.

Candidates face a crowded field in the Chicago mayoral Election

February 8, 2019

On Feb. 26, Chicago residents will cast their vote for one of 14 candidates seeking to replace Rahm Emanuel as mayor of Chicago. Emanuel announced he would not run for reelection in September 2018,...

The Chicago skyline. Some Northwestern students from Chicago remain undecided on the upcoming mayoral election.

Students from Chicago remain undecided about mayoral election

February 7, 2019

With less than three weeks until the Chicago mayoral election, many Northwestern students from Chicago still remain undecided about who to vote for. Last September, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced...

Mayoral candidates speak at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. Candidates discussed educational equity and community policing at a forum sponsored by a Chicago civil rights group

Mayoral candidates discuss civil rights at Pritzker School of Law

January 29, 2019

Seven mayoral candidates discussed civil rights at a forum at the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Rubloff-Thorne Auditorium Tuesday night. About 450 students and residents attended the forum...

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) speaks at an event. On Wednesday, Duckworth released a statement condemning Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement that he will oppose a Chicago police department decree that could reform the department.

Duckworth releases statement criticizing Sessions’ opposition of CPD reform

October 10, 2018

U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Wednesday condemned Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement that he will oppose a decree to reform the Chicago Police Department. The decree followed a 200...

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