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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 drawing of a 10mL medicine vial and a vaccine needle set against COVID-19 molecules on a blue background.

Evanston COVID-19 positivity rate at 1.23%; 40 hospitalizations per day this month

October 1, 2021

Evanston reported 71 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the last seven days, compared to 67 for the week prior, according to its vaccine dashboard. These cases join a total of 5,219 all-time confirmed positives...

A child stretches out his arms as leans against a giant orange inflatable pumpkins. His mouth is open as he exclaims ““The pumpkin is eating me!”

Fall Fest to feature food, corn maze and movie in effort to build community

September 30, 2021

Evanston will host a fest with fall-themed activities in Mason Park from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday.  The free event will include food, bingo and raffle prizes. Kids can enjoy an inflatable corn maze...

Two women with brown hair standing in front of yellow and purple flowers. The woman on the left is wearing a necklace and a black dress with short sleeves, and the woman on the right is wearing glasses and a blue dress with long sleeves.

Latinos en Evanston North Shore debuts “Los Años Dorados,” a program for elderly community members

September 30, 2021

When she came to the United States, Fabiola Alfonso’s mother, Celia, brought with her something Alfonso said is often taken for granted: her wisdom. Members of the elderly community have a collective...

Illustration of yellow, teal and mauve houses set along a sheet of light blue drawn graph paper, with a white water tower at the far right of the x-axis.

The Daily Explains: What’s going on with the 5th Ward TIF?

September 29, 2021

City Council will wait one more month to vote on the proposed Tax Increment Financing district until it can finalize an intergovernmental agreement with Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The delay...

There is a black poster board with the words, “We Walk: Black Internationalism” Underneath are various printed slides with photos of people and information. A person stands next to the poster, which is leaning against a tree, and speaks to a group of people sitting in lawn chairs.

“We Walk” celebrates Black history with access in mind

September 27, 2021

On Sunday afternoon, passersby in Dawes Park stopped to listen to anthropologist Edward C. Davis IV.  The professor of African American studies at an Illinois high school described how he discovered...

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