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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


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The annual composting event has diverted 378 tons of pumpkins from landfills since its inception in 2014. The event now takes place across 46 locations in Illinois.

Compost your jack-o’-lanterns instead this year

November 6, 2020

Instead of tossing decaying jack-o’-lanterns off the porch and into a landfill, community members can compost their Halloween pumpkins in Evanston’s fifth annual “It’s the Great Pumpkin Compost”...

Evanston printmaker Socorro Mucino talks sustainable art, quarantine inspiration

Evanston printmaker Socorro Mucino talks sustainable art, quarantine inspiration

November 6, 2020

Socorro Mucino’s studio at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center could be a gallery in and of itself. On every wall, a collage of work from previous shows jockeys for space with personal favorites – prints...

The return of college sports this year looks different from conference to conference. Former ETHS student-athletes who now play in college share how they’re handling all the change.

Former ETHS student-athletes talk sports during COVID-19

November 5, 2020

In May, the NCAA announced it would cancel its spring sports season. With cases increasing across the U.S., the landscape of college athletics has complicated the reality of ETHS student-athletes this...

Esther Joy King (Pritzker ’13), who ran against U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Moline) for a spot in Congress. Though the Associated Press called the race for Bustos on Thursday morning, King has not yet conceded.

Pritzker grad not conceding after AP calls narrow race for Dem opponent

November 5, 2020

Esther Joy King, a Northwestern Law School graduate seeking to bring Republican leadership to Illinois’ 17th Congressional District, has not conceded the race, even after the Associated Press called...

In Focus: In an industry ravaged by COVID-19, Evanston hotels struggle to make ends meet

In Focus: In an industry ravaged by COVID-19, Evanston hotels struggle to make ends meet

November 5, 2020

Last fall, David Reynolds was hesitant to sell his hotel. The Homestead, a boutique hotel, had been an Evanston mainstay in the hospitality industry since before the Great Depression. For nearly 40...

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