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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 that U.S. Rep. Mike Bost, a Republican from Murphysboro, can file a lawsuit to challenge Illinois election laws ...

Justices say that as a candidate he has standing sue over mail-in ballot rules.

EVANSTON, IL — Most state and federal offices in Illinois will be closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the ...

Gig-economy service allows deliveries in workers’ personal vehicles.

Hannah Ruth Dowell, age 29, died January 5, 2026 in a fatal car accident. Born on December 2, 1996, in Evanston, Illinois to Anthony and...

... Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Vikings are ranked 61st). Evanston's victory bumped their record up to 14-3. As for ...

The band features vocalist/guitarist Julia Steiner, guitarist Dave Sagan, drummer Marcus Nuccio, and bassist Sean Neumann. Steiner had this to say ...

Expected to exit our area by late morning.

Something just had to give in a basketball matchup between the two division leaders in the Central Suburban League Tuesday at Beardsley Gymnasium.

Project may tap into TIF funding, city says.

One week back at school, and I’m noticing a vicious cycle beginning to occur in my life.  At night, my friends go into Chicago to have fun and make memories, while I keep going to bed. Then, in the morning, I feel guilty for not having fun the night before, but not enough to go...

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Request to designate Lincolnwood School delayed a month at request of District 65.

Content warning: This story contains discussion of assault, medical mistreatment and sexual assault. Danielle, a nurse at Greenwood Care, was two hours into an October night shift at the Evanston residential mental health facility when staff discovered a patient who appeared injured. The patient, who was in the hallway getting water, was covered in bruises,...

The post In Focus: Greenwood Care’s executive director resigned after years of alleged mismanagement. Staff said they had been reporting issues for years appeared first on The Daily Northwestern.

Illinois received letters from the federal government informing the state about an immediate freeze of the Child Care and Development Fund, Temporary ...

In almost three decades of working in childcare, Toddler Town Children’s Learning Academy Executive Director Angelo Nikolov said he’s never seen uncertainty like this — a federal funding freeze that could strip $1 billion from Illinois childcare providers. Now, he’s worried about what the loss of that money might mean for his employees and the families...

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When they first saw the red X painted over the likeness of the transgender flag on The Rock Jan. 6, sixth-year English Ph.D. candidate Smith Yarberry said they “immediately” stopped walking. “Something felt really off, and that visual cue, especially on a memorial for a trans student, just felt like something was wrong up there,”...

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Evanston, Illinois; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST. BOTTOM LINE: Northwestern hosts Wisconsin after Casey Harter scored 21 points in Northwestern's 73-54 win ...

Cars drive down a busy street in downtown Evanston. Daily file photo by Ryan Ottignon. Beginning in June, Illinois' People Over Parking Act will ...

In 2015, POLITICO Magazine dubbed Evanston “The Suburb That Tried To Kill the Car.” A decade later, a new state law targeting parking minimums has forced the city to confront its development priorities once again.  Beginning in June, Illinois’ People Over Parking Act will eliminate parking minimums for new developments within one-half mile of transit...

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City Council filed the final report of the city’s Evanston Environmental Equity Investigation at its first meeting of the year. The EEI is a 137-page document outlining the history of environmental injustice across different areas in Evanston, focusing on issues related to housing and development, transportation, community services and open spaces. It also details recommended...

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