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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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Several inflatable rats line Sherman Avenue outside CVS at a Thursday morning rally.

Union members rally in downtown Evanston for Responsible Bidder Ordinance

October 26, 2023

About 25 local labor organizers — and a fleet of giant inflatable rats — lined Sherman Avenue early Thursday morning, calling for the city to pass a Responsible Bidder Ordinance. Under current city...

Members of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers stand in front of the inflatable rat on Sherman Avenue.

Union workers call for fair contract at Sherman Avenue construction site

September 19, 2023

Local union members called attention to a construction project on Sherman Avenue Monday with a symbol that’s hard to miss — a 12-foot tall inflatable rat. According to members of the International...

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