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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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A crowd gathered at Federal Plaza in Chicago Saturday afternoon for what organizers called “We Won’t Go Back: Rally to Defend Abortion Rights.” The rally was organized by a collection of Chicago activist organizations focused mainly on women’s rights and healthcare rights. The protest comes after a draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade leaked last week.

Thousands gather in Chicago to march for reproductive justice following Roe v. Wade opinion leak

May 9, 2022

Content Warnings: this article contains mentions of suicide and sexual assault.  With a cardboard sign in hand, Ren Roths stood along Congress Plaza Drive in Grant Park Saturday afternoon chanting...

Nine individuals with their backs to the camera face a group of trees, many holding binoculars to their faces.

Canal Shores Golf Course encourages community to appreciate nature through weekly birdwatching walks

May 9, 2022

For Matt Rooney, vice president of the Canal Shores Board of Directors, weekly birdwatching walks allow the greater community to appreciate and make use of the public golf course’s ecology.  “We...

Store window with pink flowers surrounding and “Happy Mother’s Day” written in window art.

From tours to treats: Evanston celebrates Mother’s Day

May 8, 2022

From longtime traditions to new programs, Evanston offered residents many opportunities to celebrate and treat mothers, grandmothers and other loved ones this Mother’s Day. The Evanston History Center’s...

Ald. Peter Braithwaite speaks into a microphone, with one hand pointing.

Reparations Committee discusses avenues to increase budget by $2.6 million

May 5, 2022

Evanston’s Reparations Committee discussed increasing the reparations budget by $2.6 million to support all Restorative Housing Program candidates in a Thursday meeting. “We are all very conscious...

Two vaccine bottles surround a vaccine needle on a white grid background.

Evanston moves to “Medium” transmission level due to significant case rise, no longer reports COVID-19 positivity rate

May 5, 2022

Evanston has moved to a "Medium" transmission level due to a significant rise in new reported positive COVID-19 cases.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this transmission...

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