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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


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City year in review

August 23, 2018

EPD Body Cams Due to national trends and some specific issues within the Evanston Police Department, all EPD officers are now required to wear body cameras. The cameras will record the actions of...

1726 Hinman Ave.

City Council rejects landmark designation for Sigma Chi-owned house

August 16, 2017

Evanston City Council voted Monday against an ordinance that would have designated the mansion at 1726 Hinman Ave. a landmark. The 7-2 decision, with only Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) and Ald. Ann Rainey (8th)...

Friends and family gather at Bat 17 Sunday night for a fundraiser for the John Thumel Memorial Scholarship Fund. More than 250 people came to the event to watch hockey and celebrate Thumel’s memory.

Scholarship fund in memory of Northwestern student John Thumel raises nearly $100K

January 26, 2016

Almost $100,000 in donations have been raised for a scholarship in memory of Northwestern student John Thumel since his death in July. Donations have poured in from family, friends and the NU community...

John Thumel, a McCormick senior, died in July after suffering injuries in a car crash. The crash occurred in Texas, where Thumel was working as an engineering intern.

Sigma Chi to create scholarship in memory of John Thumel

September 20, 2015

A scholarship for members of Sigma Chi fraternity is in the works following the death of member John Thumel in July. Representatives from the Sigma Chi Foundation, 1714 Hinman Ave., Thumel’s family...

John Thumel, a McCormick senior, died Sunday morning after suffering injuries in a car crash. The crash occurred in Texas, where Thumel was working as an engineering intern.

Northwestern student John Thumel dies in Texas car crash

July 27, 2015

McCormick senior John Thumel died Sunday morning after a car crash in south Texas, his family said Monday. Thumel, a fifth-year engineering student, died from injuries sustained in a crash early Friday morning,...

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