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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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A bug’s-eye view photo of Evanston’s Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, taken in daylight. The center is a brown brick building with the front door set into a tan stone wall.

City Council increases FY 2020 budget, evaluates COVID-19 revenue losses

April 13, 2021

City Council unanimously approved an amendment to increase the fiscal year 2020 budget by just over $14 million, a move that reflects COVID-19 revenue losses, incoming federal grants and areas of unforeseen...

People walk on sidewalks alongside cars and in front of buildings in Downtown Evanston

City Council expands eligibility for local business grant program

April 13, 2021

City Council voted to expand eligibility for the Entrepreneurship Emergency Assistance Grant Program Monday to all businesses that have previously received government assistance, including from the Paycheck...

Then-deputy chief Paul Polep poses in full uniform for a portrait photo, in front of a blue background and an American flag.

Paul Polep sworn in as permanent fire chief during first hybrid City Council

April 12, 2021

Paul Polep was sworn in as the permanent chief of Evanston Fire Department during Monday’s City Council meeting, concluding his three-month tenure as interim chief. Polep was selected as interim chief...

A graphic combining American flag imagery with a close-up image of Evanston, Illinois on a map. The shape of Evanston is outlined in tan with a red grid, with Lake Michigan in blue to the east and other areas of Illinois, colored in red with white stars, to the west.

Devon Reid wins 8th Ward aldermanic race; Matthew Mitchell concedes

April 10, 2021

Devon Reid has won the 8th Ward aldermanic race Saturday after candidate Matthew Mitchell officially conceded the race Saturday. Reid, who currently serves as City Clerk, captured nearly 52 percent...

Daniel Biss stands in the center of the photo. He is wearing a light blue button-down shirt with a charcoal suit-jacket buttoned in the middle. Biss is making a hand-gesture as he speaks. There is a green wall and four more people in the background.

Daniel Biss discusses policing, racial equity and town-gown relations in Northwestern forum

April 8, 2021

Mayor-elect Daniel Biss stressed the need to find policing alternatives, address the city’s racial inequities and improve town-gown relations during a Wednesday forum with NU students and faculty. The...

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