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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

The Daily Northwestern


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Shuttle buses will be offered to replace the rail service between Linden and Howard.

Purple Line to close for maintenance next weekend

November 1, 2024

If you’re planning to travel via the Chicago Transit Authority “L” trains in Evanston next weekend, you may need to readjust your schedule.  Between Saturday, Nov. 9, and Monday, Nov. 11, the...

From left to right: Public Works Agency employees Jaime Avila, Rodrigo Martinez and Lucio Jimenez.

“We’re left in the dark:” Public Works Agency Latino employees allege lack of fairness, transparency in hiring process

November 1, 2024

Lucio Jimenez has worked in the Evanston Public Works Agency for 20 years. In July 2023, Jimenez was promoted to the position of crew leader in the Streets Division. On June 17, Jimenez said that the...

Orrington Elementary School was the only District 65 school to be classified as “exemplary”, the highest designation in the 2024 Illinois Report Card. All other schools received a “commendable” summative designation.

District 65 student proficiency, achievement gaps higher than state averages, report shows

October 31, 2024

The Illinois State Board of Education released its 2024 Illinois Report Card Wednesday, highlighting Evanston/Skokie School District 65 students’ increasing academic proficiency yet wide achievement...

On average, in District 202 and in Illinois, white students outperform Black and Hispanic students by a margin of over 10%.

District 202 achievement gaps, student mastery higher than state averages, report shows

October 31, 2024

The 2024 Illinois Report Card shows students at Evanston Township High School District 202 have consistently surpassed state academic proficiency levels, but wider achievement gaps remain. The report...

Families march during Monday's protest against possible seventh and eighth grade closures.

Teacher shortages, “mismanagement” plague Bessie Rhodes, parents say

October 31, 2024

After her son’s seventh grade math class at Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies operated most of the 2023-24 school year without a full-time teacher, K. Tyler found herself asking, “What is...

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