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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

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

The Daily Northwestern


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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...

The facade of a five-story brick government building, the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, is shown from a low angle.

With eight of nine aldermanic seats on ballot, challengers aim to flip City Council

April 6, 2021

After months of controversy and conflict, Evanston’s most crowded election in nearly three decades will come to a close on Tuesday as a new City Council is named.  The city’s April 6 municipal...

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Mayor Steve Hagerty contributes $5,000 to Evanston Together LLC

April 2, 2021

Mayor Steve Hagerty has emerged as one of the top donors to local political committee Evanston Together LLC, according to a quarterly report filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections Thursday. The...

Mayor Steve Hagerty sits at a table in a white shirt and striped tie

1 in 5 Evanston residents are fully vaccinated, but positivity rates are on the rise

April 1, 2021

One in five Evanston residents are fully vaccinated, a rate around three and five percent higher than national and state averages, respectively, according to a Wednesday newsletter from Mayor Steve Hagerty.  While...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Aldermen passed a restorative housing reparations program by an 8-1 vote Monday, with Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) opposing.

City Council passes the country’s first reparations program for Black residents

March 23, 2021

Evanston’s City Council voted 8-1 to implement the Restorative Housing Reparations program Monday, with Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) opposing.  The program will become the first material action on reparations...

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