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The Daily Northwestern

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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The lakefront at sunset. The sky is slightly orange and there is some snow on the ground

How Evanston’s beach tokens create an access barrier to Lake Michigan

March 12, 2021

Residents say the six beaches that span Evanston’s Lake Michigan shoreline are an integral part of the city’s identity. However, historians and advocates say beach admissions fees are a city effort...

A drawing of a Black person’s hand holding a scale, with a house on one side and cash on the other. Text at the top says The Fight For Reparations.

In Focus: With the eyes of a nation on Evanston, the first step of the historic reparations program faces pushback

March 12, 2021

On a December day in 2019, hundreds of Evanston residents sang, cheered and cried together in the pews of the First Church of God in celebration of the first funded Black reparations program in the city...

A view of the Kellogg School of Management foregrounded by the lakefill

Biden nominates Kellogg Prof. Ben Harris for key Treasury position

March 12, 2021

President Joe Biden nominated Kellogg Prof. Ben Harris as assistant secretary for economic policy at the Treasury Department on Thursday. If the nomination is confirmed by the Senate, Harris will work...

Evanston Pride, Inc., a local non-profit in its beginning stages, is working to connect and support the city’s LGBTQ+ residents. Throughout February, Evanston Pride facilitated conversations with residents as it prepares to host community-building events and provide educational resources.

Evanston Pride, Inc. to build community, education for city’s LGBTQ+ residents

March 11, 2021

When Sandie Elliott was a teenager in Evanston, she had to turn to students at Northwestern University to learn more about her queer identity. A lifelong Evanston resident, Elliott said in high school...

Evanston Township High School/District 202 will begin hybrid learning in April.

D202 teachers discuss concerns about hybrid learning announcement

March 11, 2021

After months of collaboration between Evanston Township High School/School District 202 administrators and the school’s certified staff union, teachers said they were blindsided by the  decision to...

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