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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


Rep. Kelly Cassidy (D-Chicago) answers a community member's question during a Q&A session. Cassidy and Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) held a town hall meeting Wednesday evening to discuss recent issues and legislation surrounding criminal justice reform.

State reps discuss progress, problems with criminal justice reform efforts

June 18, 2015

Two Democratic state representatives gave legislative updates on criminal justice reform efforts at a town hall meeting in Evanston on Wednesday evening, aiming to foster discussion on the progress that’s...

Illinois considering a bill to punish companies that boycott Israel

May 8, 2015

Illinois will not invest in companies that boycott Israel if a new bill passes. The policy, which could be the first in the United States to take action against the boycotts, would affect companies...

McDonald’s, pictured here at 1919 Dempster St., employs people at the minimum wage. Recent efforts on a statewide and Chicago level to raise the minimum wage have raised questions of a possible wage hike among some Evanston residents.

After Chicago action, discussion of minimum wage hike reaches Evanston

March 6, 2015

Elliot Zashin, a retired Evanston resident and former job coach at Interfaith Action of Evanston, has been working on gathering information about low-wage employment in Evanston since the fall of 2013. After...

Gail Schechter, the executive director of Open Communities, speaks at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. The lecture, called “Race and the Economy: Jobs, Housing, Poverty,” discussed housing segregation and inequality.

Holocaust Museum speakers discuss housing segregation in Chicago area

January 15, 2015

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center hosted more than 120 people for a lecture and discussion on racial segregation and economic disparity Thursday night. David Stovall, a professor at...

State Rep. Robyn Gabel, (D-Evanston), speaks at an Evanston Democrat victory party for the midterm elections. The event drew Evanston and Cook County residents, political campaign leaders and politicians.

Democrats sweep local elections

November 5, 2014

Democrats representing Evanston won a slew of races in the midterms, claiming victory in Congressional and state re-elections. U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) won by a large margin against...

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