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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


Mayoral candidate Daniel Biss. Biss rejected Ald. Ann Rainey's endorsement after her comments against Clerk Reid.

Mayoral candidate Biss advocates for less spending on police, additional transparency around UP, NIPAS

January 26, 2021

Mayoral candidate Daniel Biss said the City of Evanston should reduce the occupational scope of the Evanston Police Department in an interview with The Daily. Biss said the role of the police in the...

An EPD officer. The Illinois general assembly recently passed a bill that ended cash bail and included many other progressive police reforms.

Pretrial Fairness Act would make Illinois first state to abolish cash bail

January 21, 2021

The Illinois legislature of Representatives passed a bill spearheaded by the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus last Wednesday that would end cash bail. The Pretrial Fairness Act, which gives Illinois...

The three Evanston mayoral candidates faced off in a virtual debate Tuesday night. Daniel Biss, who has secured endorsements from seven of nine City Council members, defended his record as a state legislator.

Mayoral candidates discuss police reform, youth outreach in Evanston Live TV forum

January 15, 2021

At a mayoral candidate forum Thursday, Willie Shaw, the political action and civic engagement chair for the Evanston/North Shore branch of the NAACP, asked mayoral candidates how they would distribute...

Mayor Steve Hagerty. Hagerty announced Wednesday that he will not seek re-election.

Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty announces he will not seek re-election

October 28, 2020

Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty will not be running for a second term in the city’s 2021 election, he announced in a Wednesday news release. Hagerty was elected in 2017 in an election filled with procedural...

The Weekly: Week Three Recap

The Weekly: Week Three Recap

October 5, 2020

Northwestern students and workers gather for a die-in protest on Sheridan Road to demand protections for University dining workers, Evanston explores alternatives to arresting minors and Sebastian Nalls,...

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