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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

Ald. Eleanor Revelle (7th). Revelle supported passing the resolution.

City Council approves nationwide denuclearization resolution

January 14, 2020

City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution supporting nationwide denuclearization as part of the international Back from the Brink movement at Monday’s meeting. Back from the Brink has...

 Willard Residential College. Even though coastal states like Florida and California receive the brunt of climate change-related attention, Illinois also faces serious climate-change related impacts.

New state law could allow more aggressive climate action

November 14, 2019

A new Illinois state law could allow more aggressive action to be taken by the state against climate change. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Aug. 15 signed a bill, which repeals the Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998....

City Council. Some Evanston activists hope to introduce a resolution to City Council that would pressure the Illinois government to take action on the medical aid in dying issue.

Evanston activists hope to introduce medical aid in dying resolution

November 7, 2019

Some Evanston activists hope to introduce a resolution to City Council in early 2020 that would urge the Illinois government to pass legislation to allow medical aid in dying. The proposed resolution...

EFD announces new smoke detector law

November 6, 2019

The Evanston Fire Department and public health officials urged residents Tuesday to learn about the state’s new smoke detector law, which requires residents to replace them by 2022. According to a...

Sudan, the last male northern white rhino, feeds himself inside an enclosure at Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki, Kenya, on April 18, 2015. Illinois joins multiple other states in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act.

Illinois activists, lawmakers react to Trump administration changes to Endangered Species Act

October 28, 2019

In August, the Trump administration announced that it would make some of the largest changes to the Endangered Species Act in the law’s 46-year-history. Originally, the law prioritized protected species...

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