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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Evanston City Council, made up of nine aldermen and the mayor.

A guide to Evanston politics

August 16, 2020

Evanston is divided into nine wards, but make no mistake — all wards are not the same. Residents in each ward have vastly different backgrounds and interests. Much of Northwestern sits in the 7th Ward,...

Chief Financial Officer Hitesh Desai. Desai said Evanston’s projected revenue shortfall is around $12 million.

City Council reviews 2020 budget projections, COVID-19 grants and 2021 budget plans

August 10, 2020

The prospect of Northwestern’s football season being canceled and uncertainty around the University’s fall student population will significantly impact Evanston’s 2020 budget, Chief Financial Officer...

Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook. The mayor’s sixth discussion on policing examined where and how often police are called for duty.

City officials talk police calls for service in latest Q&A

August 10, 2020

City officials broke down police calls for service in the most recent of Mayor Steve Hagerty’s virtual sessions on policing. At the sixth Q&A in the series, Hagerty emphasized the need for comprehensive...

Police Chief Demitrous Cook. Cook emphasized the importance of residents having options when it comes to ways they can file police complaints.

Mayor Hagerty discusses complaint process during policing Q&A

August 3, 2020

Mayor Steve Hagerty hosted a discussion on the police complaint process on Monday, the fifth in a series of Q&As highlighting policing practices in Evanston. Residents can make police complaints...

The capitol building in Springfield. House Bill 4954 passed before the Illinois House Committee in March with 14 in favor and 7 opposed.

State Rep. calls for a diverse history curriculum and the suspension of Illinois history classes until that is achieved

August 2, 2020

State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) called for the replacement of history classes with civics lessons until the state’s curriculum and textbooks are updated to be adequately diverse as he stood alongside...

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