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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 staff discuss ADA improvement plan, new comprehensive plan and zoning requests

March 29, 2023

City staff presented plans for ADA improvements to City Council at its meeting Monday.  They also continued a conversation on its proposed updated Comprehensive Plan and zoning code, presenting an...

An illustration of a dark blue ramp with the phrase An Uphill Battle written across it. In the background, there is a wheelchair sign next to a light purple silhouette of Weber Arch and darker purple silhouettes of Deering Library and Locy Hall.

In Focus: Physical accessibility limits students on Northwestern’s Evanston campus

February 9, 2023

After his wheelchair flipped over on one of Northwestern’s uneven sidewalks last spring, Alec Cabacungan broke his hip.  The Medill junior has osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone...

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Evanston says Main Street will become more accessible. Advocates say, ‘This is the first baby step.’

January 29, 2023

Nura Aly’s wheelchair sometimes gets stuck in sidewalk cracks on Main Street. The sudden stop catapults her out of the chair, and she lands face-first on the ground. “That’s happened so many times...

An angular shot of the Robert Crown Community Center, a white building with windows encompassing the entire bottom quarter.

Sports, science and sun: Evanston releases youth summer camp offerings

May 12, 2022

If you have yet to fall victim to the “Baby Shark” earworm, look no further than Evanston’s roster of youth summer camps. A “Baby Shark” camp in Bent Park, where campers discover music through...

The exterior of Levy Senior Center. Glass windows cover much of the brick building.

Evanston to hear community input on ADA Transition Plan Update

November 17, 2021

Evanston will host an open house on the Accessibility is Freedom: Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Update. Community members can share input on the update on Thursday from 4 to 7 p.m....

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