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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

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Two cars plug into an electric charging station in Evanston.

As electric cars grow in popularity, Evanston automotive industry expects to shift

September 24, 2021

Warren Fellingham started working at a gas station and automotive repair shop in 1988. A few years later, he purchased the business for himself and renamed it Warren’s Auto Service. But after spending...

Century 12 movie theater pictured outside during mid-day, at its Church Street location surrounded by other businesses, sidewalks and passerby.

Evanston’s Century 12 movie theater to return next year

September 23, 2021

Evanston’s former Century 12 movie theater will reopen in about a year amid a planned mass revitalization of the Church Street Plaza.  The plaza is set to be sold to Chicago-based development firm...

A city skyline with buildings of various heights and colors.

Your guide to the city of Evanston

August 16, 2021

When people hear you’re going to Northwestern, they might think you’re going to school in Chicago. The billboards throughout the Chicagoland area that call NU “Chicago’s Big Ten Team” might lead...

Chef Q. Ibraheem stands in a kitchen, wearing a blue apron and a white shirt.

Q&A: CNN Hero Chef Q. Ibraheem shares cooking and service inspirations

July 4, 2021

Before she pivoted to focus on feeding families in Evanston, Chef Q. Ibraheem ran a high-end underground supper club — Teertsemasesottehg, or “ghetto Sesame Street” backwards — that catered to...

A circle logo. The bottom says “Plant Shop Evanston.” Above it is two plants and an orange dot, resembling a sun.

Backlot Coffee to close coffee service at Sherman Ave. location, open plant shop in its place

May 27, 2021

From beans to greens, Backlot Coffee is transforming. The cafe will end its coffee service at its Sherman Ave. location this Sunday and transition the space into a plant shop, the business announced Monday. Owners...

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