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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

Jennifer Del Prete smiles minutes after being released from prison in 2014. Del Prete is now suing prosecutors of her initial 2005 conviction.

Woman previously freed by Medill Justice Project investigation to sue alleged conspirators

August 25, 2017

Attorneys representing Jennifer Del Prete filed a civil lawsuit Thursday against the village of Romeoville, Illinois and numerous other parties for their actions in Del Prete’s 2005 conviction on first-degree...

Medill Justice Project opens DC bureau

November 17, 2015

The Medill Justice Project has expanded to Washington, D.C., with a new bureau that opened this quarter. The investigative reporting project covers potentially wrongful convictions and criminal justice...

A memorial for Mihirtej Boddupalli and Sajaad Safiullah Syed has been set up outside Quarry Lake where the fatal crash occurred. Boddupalli and Syed were high school classmates at Naperville North High School and were both members of the cross country team.

Mihirtej Boddupalli remembered by community for kindness, humor

July 24, 2014

Mihirtej Boddupalli was never one to miss an opportunity to do good. In high school, Boddupalli, known as Mihir to friends and family, once decided to challenge the school’s track coach Tim Brown...

Medill Justice Project makes strides in shaken baby syndrome cases

February 19, 2013

In the past few years, the Medill Justice Project has undergone many changes, most recently changing its name from the Medill Innocence Project. But one major turning point occurred for the organization...

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