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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


Mike Johnson was appointed speaker of the House after The House of Representatives went without a speaker for three weeks. Several Illinois officials have publicly responded to the appointment.

Illinois officials react to new House Speaker appointment

October 25, 2023

Following the appointment of U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as the new speaker of the House on Wednesday, several Illinois officials released statements on the new role. The House of Representatives...

Shadows of people in front of a map of Illinois with check boxes in the background.

Illinois residents cast votes in Tuesday’s primaries

June 30, 2022

Illinois voters headed to the polls Tuesday for the state’s 2022 primary elections to select party candidates that will appear on ballots in November. Gov. J.B. Pritzker won the Democratic nomination...

An illustration of two hands holding an Earth on top of a bed of greens.

Evanston community comes together to celebrate Earth Week, highlight youth climate change activism

April 28, 2020

Evanston residents joined together last week to honor Earth Week without physically gathering at all. Faced with the challenge of programming during a stay-at-home order, North Shore climate movement...

A Postcards to Wisconsin letter-writing event. Volunteers for the organization are working to hand-write 500,000 letters to voters in Wisconsin.

Evanston residents travel out of state to impact elections

January 29, 2020

In an election, citizens only have one vote. But in Evanston, activists are moving beyond the polls — and over state lines — to affect elections on a larger scale. Since the 1992 presidential election,...

Illinois House splits down party lines on impeachment

January 22, 2020

As President Donald Trump’s impeachment begins its next phase in the Senate, the votes that some members of Illinois’s congressional representatives in the House took in favor or against impeachment...

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