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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

A patch on a police officer’s uniform. The city released the first part of its 2017 crime statistics on Thursday.

Annual crime report shows 12.1 percent increase in theft in 2017

March 1, 2018

Overall crime in Evanston increased 4.9 percent in the past year due primarily to a surge in thefts, according to an Evanston Police Department news release. The city released the first part of its...

Blotter: Evanston man charged in cell phone theft

February 27, 2018

Police charged a 23-year-old Evanston man in connection with theft in south Evanston on Friday. An Evanston resident was walking and talking on his cell phone in the 400 block of Sherman Avenue when...

Blotter: Skokie man charged in west Evanston with driving under the influence

October 10, 2017

A 29-year-old Skokie man was arrested Monday in west Evanston in connection with driving under the influence. Officers observed a vehicle driving with tinted windows near the intersection of Emerson...

Blotter: Police recover stolen handgun during traffic stop

February 27, 2017

Police recovered a stolen handgun Monday during a traffic stop in south Evanston. At about 1 a.m., patrol officers stopped a vehicle for an expired registration at the intersection of Howard Street...

Police Blotter: Evanston man charged with domestic violence

January 31, 2017

A 25-year-old Evanston woman called police Wednesday after her ex-boyfriend became violent when she asked him to vacate her south Evanston residence. At about 8:45 a.m., police responded to a domestic...

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