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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


President Barack Obama walks to his helicopter with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel after dropping in on the Windy City to vote early Thursday afternoon. "Welcome home, Mr. President!" the mayor's office tweeted.

Obama votes early in Chicago

October 25, 2012

President Barack Obama took a brief break from a 48-hour campaign blitz Thursday to cast an early ballot in Chicago, making him the first sitting president to vote before Election Day. Shortly after...

First Lady Michelle Obama displays her Illinois absentee ballot for the presidential election. On Monday, she mailed her early vote from the White House.

Obama coming home to vote early

October 15, 2012

President Barack Obama will return home next week to cast an early ballot in the presidential race. The Obama campaign announced this afternoon that the president will arrive in Chicago on Oct. 25 to...

‘Let the wild rumpus begin!’: A tribute to Maurice Sendak

May 22, 2012

Since 1963, American parents and children have been reading Maurice Sendak’s brilliant picture book, Where the Wild Things Are. This book remains a classic in American children’s literature; President...

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