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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


Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook, a Black man in a white police uniform.

Citizen Police Review Commission discusses officer’s alleged racial bias

April 8, 2021

The Evanston Citizen Police Review Commission concluded Wednesday that an investigation into an allegation of race-based preferential treatment by an Evanston Police Department officer was insufficient...

A CTA train pulls away from the station. Several individuals stand on the elevated platform in the daylight waiting for a train.

Teen fatally struck by CTA Yellow Line train

March 27, 2021

A teenage boy was struck and killed by a Chicago Transit Authority Yellow Line train near the Howard Street stop Friday morning. The boy, who is believed to be a 14-year-old Chicago resident, was hit...

Blotter: Retail theft, battery

November 1, 2020

A 51-year-old woman was charged with retail theft at Sam’s Club on Tuesday night. An employee of the store, located at 2450 Main Street, called Evanston Police Department around 7 p.m. when he suspected...

Blotter: Assault and burglary

October 12, 2020

A 27-year-old Evanston resident was arrested for assault on Saturday. Evanston Police Department responded to a call around 3:35 p.m. from a Jewel-Osco employee about a man standing outside the store...

Former Northwestern student charged with sexual assault in Minnesota

September 22, 2020

A former Northwestern student who was charged with sexual assault and battery in 2018 has incurred charges of criminal sexual conduct  in his home state of Minnesota. Nicholas Nelson, a former McCormick...

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