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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

The Daily Northwestern


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Connections for the Homeless transformed the former hotel, the Margarita Inn, into a permanent shelter.

Connections for the Homeless celebrates purchase of Margarita Inn in open house

February 13, 2024

Community members, residents and staff celebrated Connections for the Homeless’ recent purchase of the Margarita Inn with an open house at the facility on Tuesday.  Connections has operated the former...

With the help of Freddie’s Modern Kung Fu on Howard Street, the event featured a traditional lion dance where performers mimic a lion to bring good luck.

Lunar New Year brings Evanston’s Asian American community together

February 11, 2024

Evanston kicked off the Year of the Dragon with its third annual Lunar New Year celebration, filled with a lion dance, free hot chocolate and dozens of flashy red envelopes at the corner of Dempster Street...

People roast marshmallows over a fire pit in Fountain Square on Saturday during the inaugural S’mores on the Square event.

First-ever S’mores on the Square event brings hundreds to downtown Evanston

February 11, 2024

Evanston resident Danielle DeCamp bills herself an expert on s’mores. So, the moment she saw a poster advertising Evanston’s first-ever S’mores on the Square, she knew she had to go. “I love...

Frank Wach and Teddy Delacruz won Bennison’s 13th annual paczki eating contest, consuming a total of 25 paczkis in five minutes.

Bennison’s Bakery hosts 13th annual paczki eating contest

February 11, 2024

Spectators packed the sidewalks around Bennison’s Bakery to watch participants devour Polish pastries in the bakery’s 13th annual paczki eating contest Saturday. The winners of the contest, Frank...

Kids and families from Evanston and nearby towns attend the K.I.S.S dance organized by the city at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center Sunday.

City revamps Daddy-Daughter Valentine’s dance, invites all kids to bring ‘someone special’

February 5, 2024

Children tumbling around, blowing bubbles in the air and eating dozens of chocolates filled the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center for the city’s K.I.S.S. dance Sunday.  K.I.S.S, which stands for...

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