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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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PILOT programs allow nonprofit institutions that are exempt from paying property taxes to pay agreed-upon sums to the municipalities they operate in.

The Daily Explains: What is a Payment in Lieu of Tax — or PILOT — program?

February 23, 2024

At its next meeting Monday, City Council will decide whether to create a committee to explore the potential implementation of Payment in Lieu of Tax — or PILOT — programs in Evanston. PILOT programs...

NU’s piece-by-piece demolition of Ryan Field, seen Thursday, began after much controversy.

Contentious Ryan Field demolition in full swing, ending 97-year chapter for NU

February 22, 2024

Piece by piece, Northwestern’s football stadium of 97 years is turning to rubble. Half of Ryan Field’s bleachers have disappeared since the full-scale demolition began last week. The press box side...

Lake Forest College Prof. Courtney Pierre Joseph discussed DuSable’s time in present-day Chicago.

Lake Forest College professor talks Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable’s legacy at EPL

February 22, 2024

When Courtney Pierre Joseph, associate professor of history and African American studies at Lake Forest College, was researching the history of Haitians in Chicago for her dissertation, she found little...

City Council is expected to vote on a community responder program at its Feb. 26 meeting.

Proposed community responder program could offer alternative to police

February 21, 2024

Tens of thousands of 911 calls stream into the Evanston Police Department every year. From minor disputes to critical encounters, one versatile group is tasked with handling them all: police officers. But...

The Mitchell Museum is rebranding to focus on Indigenous tribes in the Chicago and Great Lakes region. Their new mission involves education, advocacy and awareness about the tribes.

Mitchell Museum to rebrand, emphasize local Native cultures

February 21, 2024

At the end of last year, staff at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian found an eagle staff, a Native artifact made with eagle feathers and a deer antler, but couldn’t trace its origins, according...

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