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Government

Chief defends police actions during protests

"Some students wanted to create havoc," chief says of protestors calling for the abolition of Northwestern University's police force.

By Jeff Hirsh on January 4, 2021 - 8:42 pm

Aldermen to discuss use of out-of-town cops

When anti-police protesters took to the streets in Evanston in the fall, many of the police officers brought in for crowd control were not from Evanston.

By Jeff Hirsh on January 2, 2021 - 6:32 pm

Violent crime up, property crime down in 2020

Lifestyle changes brought about by the pandemic may have affected the crime rate.

By Bill Smith on December 31, 2020 - 12:19 pm

Education

NU spends $10.6 million on campus cops

FBI data offers a look at how police staffing at NU compares with other Illinois schools.

By Bill Smith on November 17, 2020 - 10:17 am

Government

Mayor calls on NU to pay for police protest overtime

Hagerty says overtime costs could reach hundreds of thousands of dollars.

By Bill Smith on November 1, 2020 - 3:01 pm

Violence flares at anti-police protest

Violence broke out shortly before midnight Saturday as demonstrators demanding abolition of Northwestern University’s police force marched through downtown Evanston.

By Bill Smith on November 1, 2020 - 10:56 am

Government

Officials: City plans gradual approach to police cuts

Evanston officials Tuesday night said they plan a gradual approach to transforming the way the city handles many problems that now bring a police response. At a joint 1st and

By Bill Smith on October 28, 2020 - 10:40 am

Education

NAACP head asks for dialogue over NU protests

The NAACP’s Michael Nabors urges a de-escalation of rhetoric and offers the group’s assistance in mediating the dispute.

By Bill Smith on October 21, 2020 - 5:07 pm

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Schapiro condemns protest vandalism, threats

Northwestern University President Morton Schapiro has condemned the disruption and vandalism seen in recent protests that seek to eliminate the university's police department.

By Bill Smith on October 19, 2020 - 7:42 pm

Defund vandals deface downtown

In the midst of protests demanding that Northwestern University abolish its police force, vandals spray-painted defund slogans on campus and in downtown Evanston over the weekend.

By Bill Smith on October 19, 2020 - 9:08 am

Government

Emerson to be closed for rally

Evanston police say Emerson Street will be closed to traffic starting at 3 p.m. this afternoon to accommodate a march and rally planned to be held at the Jacob Blake

By Bill Smith on October 3, 2020 - 10:32 am

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Government

Panel named to map alternative emergency response plans

Efforts to shift some emergency response tasks away from the police department in Evanston took a step forward Tuesday evening. Aldermen approved the appointment of seven people chosen by the

By Bill Smith on September 30, 2020 - 10:31 am

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Government

Defund advocates renew calls for 75% police budget cut

Advocates of defunding the Evanston Police Department renewed calls during public comment at Tuesday's City Council meeting for a 75% cut to the department's budget.

By Bill Smith on September 9, 2020 - 9:35 am

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Government

Panel votes for new emergency response system

Members of Evanston's Human Services Committee voted Monday night to recommend that the full City Council allocate $200,000 in next year's budget to create a pilot program to dispatch social

By Bill Smith on September 1, 2020 - 10:35 am

Emergency response alternatives draw panel’s attention

Evanston aldermen tonight will look at alternatives to having police respond to some 911 calls as defund activists call for sharp cuts to law enforcement funding.

By Bill Smith on August 31, 2020 - 10:57 am

Government

Hundreds gather for Blake service in Evanston

Several hundred people gathered in Evanston this afternoon for a community service for Jacob Blake, the former Evanston resident left paralyzed in a police shooting last Sunday in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

By Barbara Freeman on August 30, 2020 - 5:30 pm

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