EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) -- Northwestern University announced Friday that it has reached a deal with the federal government to restore hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding.

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The federal funding was frozen by President Donald Trump's administration earlier this year as the government investigates alleged civil rights violations at universities across the country.

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The White House had frozen around $790 million in federal funds for Northwestern University

Northwestern faced questions over its handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations last year and how it policed antisemitism on campus.

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