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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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People surrounding tables and a rack with a t-shirt saying “it’s our birthday.”

Paws and Claws Birthday Bash celebrates center’s anniversary

May 5, 2024

About 150 community members gathered at a hall in Evanston to celebrate local animal rescue Paws and Claws Cat Rescue’s fourth birthday and its adoption center’s one-year anniversary Friday evening.  Birthday...

A seder plate sits in front of a matzo box, surrounded by water cups, other food and a crayon.

Passover celebrations bring hope for future in Evanston Jewish community

May 5, 2024

For Ari Hart, rabbi at Skokie Valley Agudath Jacob Synagogue, Passover represents freedom, family and faith.  Known as Pesach in Hebrew, Passover celebrates the freedom of Jewish people from slavery...

People sit around a table in a meeting room speaking.

Evanston Community Foundation hosts first in-person Public Service Challenge since pandemic

May 5, 2024

Evanston Community Foundation held its first in-person Public Service Challenge since before the COVID-19 pandemic at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center Saturday. Established in 2000, the Public...

Two hands holding a paper that says “reparations.”

Evanston Reparations Committee collaborates with Liberty Bank to boost Black homeownership and generational health

May 2, 2024

The Evanston Reparations Committee heard a presentation from Wendy Ryce Smith, regional director of Liberty Bank in Chicago, at its meeting Thursday. At its April 4 meeting, the committee announced...

Nine volunteers pose for a photo at the 2015 Ricky Byrdsong Memorial Race Against Hate. All wear dark blue shirts that read “ywca evanston/north shore” in white font.

‘It fosters a community effort’: Evanston, Skokie rev up for 25th Annual Race Against Hate

May 2, 2024

Content Warning: This article contains discussions of violence and hate crimes. This Father’s Day, residents from the greater Chicago area will gather at Northwestern’s Long Field for a morning...

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