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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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Two students from Students for Ecological and Environmental Development bail water out of a hole in order to plant a plum tree. The Brady Scholars project drew volunteers from all over campus and throughout the Evanston community Sunday.

Northwestern’s Brady Scholars Program plants orchard in west Evanston

April 28, 2013

As Northwestern student groups promoted green initiatives on campus for Earth Week, students in the Brady Scholars Program spent time off campus this weekend planting an orchard in west Evanston that will...

Flowers commemorate longtime Friendship Baptist Church member Freddie Davis who died Wednesday after he was caught in a house fire on the 1900 block of Hartrey Avenue.

Longtime Friendship Baptist Church member dies

April 28, 2013

The Evanston man who died after a house fire last week never hesitated to lend a hand at the church across the street from his home, congregation members said. Retired city worker Freddie Davis was...

Kelly Skamra, 45, was first arrested Dec. 1 after burglarizing a house in the 500 block of Grey Avenue. Skamra was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday.

Chicago man sentenced to 20 years for burglaries committed in Evanston

April 28, 2013

A Cook County judge sentenced a Chicago man to 20 years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to two charges of residential burglary committed in Evanston. “It’s quite a lengthy prison sentence...

Blotter: April 29

April 28, 2013

Chicago woman charged with theft Evanston police arrested a Chicago woman Thursday in connection with a recent theft at Howard Beauty Supply, Cmdr. Jay Parrott said. The 18-year-old and another woman...

City arborist Mark Younger plants a Burr Oak tree as children Mahalia Bonner (left) and Ryan Rody (right) look on. The City of Evanston hosted an Earth Day/Arbor Day celebration on Friday.

Evanston Ecology Center celebrates Earth Day, Arbor Day

April 28, 2013

The Evanston Ecology Center hosted a combined Earth Day and Arbor Day celebration Saturday as part of the community’s commitment to environmental protection. The celebration started with a tree-planting...

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