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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


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A gavel and book resting on a table. Executives from Evanston-based Honor Finance were indicted Wednesday on fraud charges after allegedly diverting over $5 million in profits.

Evanston auto lenders indicted on fraud charges

May 19, 2020

Multiple top officers at Honor Finance, an Evanston-based auto lender, were indicted on federal fraud charges last week after allegedly diverting $5.3 million to a GPS company they owned. The indictment...

C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlour delivers groceries to senior citizens in Evanston. It also supplies families in need within Evanston/Skokie School District 65.

As “business as usual” remains a long way off, C&W Market & Ice Cream Parlor remains a source for basic necessities

May 18, 2020

Ask Clarence Weaver, owner of C&W Market and Ice Cream Parlor, what his best-selling item was in March and he doesn’t have to think about the answer: toilet paper. As news about the coronavirus...

Inside Newport Coffee House. Newport is one of the few coffee shops to remain open since Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued the stay-at-home order.

Evanston coffee shops navigate second month of shelter-in-place

May 14, 2020

Usually a hotspot for conversation and productivity, coffee shops are adapting to a new way of serving customers amid shelter-in-place orders. Newport Coffee House, which opened in Evanston last July,...

La Cocinita, 1625 Chicago Ave. The restaurant is one of over 30 businesses that has received a loan during COVID-19 from LEND, a student-run microfinancing organization.

La Cocinita fights COVID-19 one empanada at a time

May 14, 2020

It all started with arepas. Crunchy on the outside, but steamy and soft in the middle, they’re stuffed with cheese, butter and any other flavor a diner desires. In Caracas, the Venezuelan capital...

Evanston fitness trainers and studios adapt to stay-at-home order

Evanston fitness trainers and studios adapt to stay-at-home order

May 14, 2020

With Evanston gyms and training studios closed, fitness trainers and instructors are finding new ways to help their clients stay active at home. Illinois gyms and fitness studios were forced to close...

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