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


Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl addresses City Council. Tisdahl said in a statement Wednesday the city wouldn’t “abandon our residents who are immigrants.”

Trump signs order to pull federal funding from sanctuary cities

January 25, 2017

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Wednesday to pull most federal funding from sanctuary cities, putting Evanston at risk of losing federal grant money. The order follows through on a...

The Evanston Water Treatment Plant is at the center of the city’s water system. A proposed agreement would send water from Evanston to the villages of Niles and Morton Grove.

City on path to finalize water supply agreement with neighboring villages

January 24, 2017

The city is one step closer to a 40-year water supply agreement with Morton Grove and Niles. The agreement, which has been in the negotiation process for several years, was introduced to the City Council...

(Source: City of Evanston) A screenshot from the video of the arrest of Northwestern graduate student Lawrence Crosby in 2015. The video was released publicly after Ald. Brian Miller (9th) requested it at a City Council meeting this week.

Police release video depicting 2015 arrest of Northwestern graduate student

January 12, 2017

The city released a video Wednesday evening showing the 2015 arrest of Northwestern graduate student Lawrence Crosby, showing Evanston police kneeing him and punching his legs. Crosby, a PhD candidate...

Ald. Brian Miller (9th) attends a city meeting. Miller, a mayoral candidate, pressed for the release of a 2015 video depicting the arrest of Northwestern graduate student Lawrence Crosby, which the city said it will publish online Wednesday.

City set to release 2015 video depicting contentious arrest

January 11, 2017

A mayoral candidate is pressing for the release of a 2015 police video that shows the arrest of Northwestern graduate student Lawrence Crosby. Ald. Brian Miller (9th), who announced his candidacy for...

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz attends a city meeting. Bobkiewicz said the city was trying to keep up with current practices in an ordinance passed Monday that changes Evanston Farmers’ Market rules.

City Council approves updated rules for farmers’ market

January 10, 2017

Aldermen unanimously agreed Monday to allow non-Evanston bakers to sell products at the Downtown Evanston Farmers’ Market. Although non-Evanston bakers and “cooperative farmers” — farmers that...

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