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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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Lin-Manuel Miranda looks directly at the camera in front of an “In The Heights” poster.

Reaching New Heights: Bookends and Beginnings participates in virtual launch of “In the Heights: Finding Home”

June 16, 2021

After a 20-year journey from page to screen and back again, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s debut musical “In the Heights” was celebrated Tuesday night with a virtual launch of companion book “In the Heights:...

Three middle-aged women sit at a table during a meeting. There are papers strewn across the table, and art decorates the wall behind them.

Evanston Arts Council announces 2021 Cultural Fund Grant recipients

June 15, 2021

Twenty-two community organizations will receive funding from the Evanston Arts Council as part of the council’s 2021 Cultural Fund Grant, the city announced Monday.  Each year, the grant distributes...

The exterior of Welsh-Ryan arena - a tall tan building with small windows surrounded by small green trees embedded in light tan concrete - on a cloudy day.

Welsh-Ryan arena for-profit event pilot program extension denied

June 15, 2021

An amendment which would have granted a year-long extension to  a pilot program allowing for-profit events to be held at U2 zoning district locations, including Ryan Field and Welsh-Ryan Arena, was voted...

16-year-old New Trier student dies in CTA accident

June 15, 2021

An incoming junior at New Trier High School died early Wednesday morning after falling onto CTA tracks in Evanston.  16-year-old Samantha Cerrone was out for a walk with a friend during a sleepover...

“No SROs” written in orange chalk on pavement outside a medium one-story building. Many people are walking around toward the back of the building, facing away from the camera and stepping over more chalk messages.

Skokie Schools Equity Collaborative, Abolition Coalition host anti-racist celebration and protest of SROs in D219

June 15, 2021

About 50 community members gathered with Skokie Schools Equity Collaborative and the Abolition Coalition of Skokie outside Niles Township High Schools District 219 offices before a June 8 Board of Education...

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