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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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A brown building with a silver sign that reads “Evanston/Skokie District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center”

D65 to launch hybrid learning model Feb. 16

January 20, 2021

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will open schools on Feb. 16 with a hybrid of in-person and remote classes, Superintendent Devon Horton announced Wednesday. The district will implement hybrid learning...

Jessica Wingader, the city’s grants and compliance specialist, called for the city to lead through a racial equity lens as it combats a growing housing crisis.

City staff discuss combating rise in housing insecurity as pandemic persists

January 20, 2021

With 327 residents experiencing homelessness living in non-congregate and congregate shelters between March and December 2020, city officials say they expect housing insecurity to only increase as the...

At an equity committee meeting Tuesday, a co-chair and facilitator of Niles Township High Schools District 219 said she feels like the task force was set up to fail.

As D219 data shows disproportionate discipline of Black students, security task force member says they are “set up to fail”

January 20, 2021

The Niles Township High Schools District 219 Safety and Security/School Resource Officer task force — which seeks to reform the district’s current security model — has been “set up to fail,”...

Citizens Network of Protection. The nonprofit organization held a discussion about alternatives to policing in which Evanston residents discussed the role community-building plays in reimagining public safety.

Evanston residents discussed alternatives to policing in CNP meeting

January 20, 2021

Evanston residents discussed building community, properly assessing situations and designating mediators as potential alternatives to policing during a Citizens’ Network of Protection meeting on Tuesday. CNP...

Days after city’s 100th COVID-19 death, city holds light ceremony

January 20, 2021

Just a few days after Evanston’s 100th resident died of COVID-19, the city invited residents to observe a moment of silence Tuesday evening as it held a light beam display that traveled through each...

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