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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


Current Evanston housing and education inequities result from decades of city policy

November 3, 2019

Redlining and zoning practices segregated Evanston over a century ago. The wealth and opportunity gaps it created are still facing the city’s black residents. Additional cinematography by Lucy Waterhouse...

Parents specified they did not oppose the construction of the 5th Ward school, but instead supported initial plans for the TWI program to be relocated to this school.

Parents fight for STEM school in 5th Ward

January 23, 2019

After going without a neighborhood school in the 5th Ward for more than 50 years, a group of parents are pushing for a science, technology, engineering and mathematics school as a part of continued efforts...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) sits at a city council meeting in 2017. Council approved a resolution to allow Kane, McKenna and Associates, Inc to complete a study and redevelopment plan of a new tax increment financing district in the 5th Ward.

5th Ward residents express concern over development

January 10, 2019

City residents raised concerns about a recent land acquisition of over $2 million at a 5th Ward meeting Wednesday. The lot, which was purchased by Domanus Development, starts on the corner of Jackson...

The pumping station on Gross Point Road in Evanston. The pumping station being built on Church Street is expected to have a similar set up.

City pushes forward with water pump despite resident opposition

June 1, 2018

A vacant lot, two villages in need of water and a vocal community caught in between it all. Evanston is set to begin construction on a water pump this summer in an attempt to generate revenue from nearby...

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