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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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 Taco Bell returned to downtown Evanston with a grand opening Friday in its new Sherman Avenue digs.

Evanston Taco Bell — minus the cantina — opens with a Baja Blast

November 17, 2024

Months of hype — including an erroneous rumor that it would feature a bar — preceded Taco Bell’s return to downtown Evanston on Friday, but Weinberg senior Will Yuen and Feinberg graduate student...

The Environment Board discusses the Envision Evanston 2045 Draft Comprehensive Plan.

Evanston Environment Board approves memo regarding Envision Evanston 2045

November 16, 2024

The Evanston Environment Board met Thursday evening at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center to debate the new Envision Evanston 2045 Draft Comprehensive Plan, Healthy Buildings Ordinance and Parks and Green...

In the program’s first 90 days, CARE’s four employees responded to 454 calls. These included wellness checks, noise complaints and mental health crises.

CARE provides non-police responses for low-risk 911 calls, largely covering wellness checks

November 15, 2024

In an effort to reimagine public safety through non-police responses, city officials launched Crisis Alternative Response Evanston (CARE) in July. CARE is the culmination of a yearslong reform effort...

 Osama Iliwat and Rotem Levin share their personal stories of growing up amidst the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israeli and Palestinian peace activists describe growing up amidst conflict

November 15, 2024

Living in a small town outside Tel Aviv, Israel, during the Second Intifada, Israeli peace activist Rotem Levin had only ever heard the word “Palestinian” next to “suicide bomber.” To Palestinian...

Michael Soffer was a student and later a history teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School, where a janitor was revealed to be a former Nazi guard in the ’80s.

Bookends & Beginnings hosts Michael Soffer, author of “Our Nazi”

November 14, 2024

Bookends & Beginnings hosted history teacher and author Michael Soffer Wednesday evening to speak about his new book, “Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil,” which recounts the...

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