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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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City hosts reception for State Rep. Robyn Gabel following her appointment as Illinois House majority leader

February 5, 2023

City leaders and local state legislators hosted a reception Saturday at the Levy Senior Center to celebrate State Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston)’s appointment as Illinois House of Representatives majority...

Sketches of Asian people in several scenarios. Some hold “Stop Asian Hate” signs and others stand in front of Asian flags.

‘More representation, more visibility’: Evanston’s Asian American community claims its voice in participatory budgeting

February 2, 2023

When Melissa Raman Molitor, a first-generation Filipino-Indian-American, moved to Evanston in 2011, she saw little recognition for the city’s Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander American community.  “There...

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Reparations Committee extends contract with nonprofit to distribute housing grants

February 2, 2023

The Reparations Committee voted 5-1 Thursday to extend its contract with affordable housing group Community Partners for Affordable Housing for 90 days, meaning CPAH will temporarily continue managing...

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‘Too little, too late’: Black residents disillusioned by pace of Evanston reparations program

February 2, 2023

Eva Holland-Switchett still lives in the Evanston childhood home her mother bought in 1961.  She associates the house with memories of love. But Holland-Switchett, who is Black, also remembers the...

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‘If I can save one life’: Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering discusses next steps on gun control

February 2, 2023

Content warning: This article contains discussions of gun violence. On July 11, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering stood in the Oval Office and spoke with President Joe Biden about the need for a federal...

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