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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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City Council indicates support for migrant shelter — but not downtown

April 8, 2024

Responding to a regional call for migrant housing, City Council signaled it would support opening a home for asylum-seekers in Evanston — but also appeared hesitant toward renovating a vacant downtown...

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Organizers work to increase voting in November after less than 18% turnout in Evanston primaries

April 8, 2024

Evanston political organizations and voter advocacy groups are ramping up efforts to increase voter turnout after only 17.95% of registered voters in the township cast their ballots in the March primary. Fewer...

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Cook County primaries saw close races, low turnout

April 7, 2024

The Cook County primaries saw close races and turnout as low as 17.95%. Now that all the votes have been counted, here’s a rundown of the results of the key races and how Evanston residents voted.  Cook...

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Evanston’s new skate park delivers community but not ‘street cred’

April 7, 2024

Local skater Adam Eichorn turned toward two police cars guarding the entrance to the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Evanston’s new skate park, took out his phone and snapped a picture. He laughed to himself,...

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Curtis Chin talks memoir, Asian American upbringing at Evanston ASPA event

April 4, 2024

Curtis Chin did not intend to be a memoirist. Instead, Chin first considered becoming a poet, he said at a Thursday evening talk at Koi.  Chin — the author of “Everything I Learned, I Learned...

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