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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


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Community organizer Stephanie Mendoza receives 70.82 percent of vote, becoming Evanston’s next city clerk

April 6, 2021

Candidate Stephanie Mendoza is projected to be Evanston’s next city clerk and the first Latinx resident to sit on the dais, according to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s Office.  Mendoza...

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Aldermanic candidates address Evanston Together LLC in Election Day Eve forum

April 6, 2021

Just one day before the April 6 municipal elections, aldermanic candidates addressed Evanston Together LLC, the recently formed political organization that has sparked citywide controversy, in an Evanston...

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Everything you need to know about Evanston’s April 6 election

April 6, 2021

Tuesday marks the culmination of a controversial and contentious election season that began in November and has the potential to bring in an entirely new City Council. There are 30 combined candidates...

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Community organizer Stephanie Mendoza and retired ATF agent Cynthia Beebe to be on April ballot for city clerk

March 4, 2021

In the April 6th general election for city clerk, both Stephanie Mendoza and write-in candidate Cynthia Beebe (Weinberg ’81, Medill ’83) will be on the ballot. Though Mendoza was the only candidate...

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Mendoza appears to win over 70 percent of city clerk votes; write-in candidates wait

February 24, 2021

City clerk candidate Stephanie Mendoza appears to have won over 70 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting. The office will release results for write-in candidates in the coming days. If a...

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