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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


An illustration of a school bus, with the headline “Classroom Clash.”

In Focus: As District 65 rolls out hybrid learning, community members remain conflicted about implications of return

March 4, 2021

Tracy Fulce-Gentle had a decision to make.  The 2nd Ward resident faced the same choice as thousands of families across Evanston/Skokie School District 65: Would she send her children back to school...

The photo shows Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center, a red-brick building with large, plated glass windows. Beneath one set of windows are a set of raised steel letters with the building name. A short green hedge borders the building, in front of a sidewalk.

D65, city leaders see escalation in hate crimes, prepare security for Inauguration Day

January 20, 2021

In preparation for the possibility of White supremacist violence related to Inauguration Day — which comes just over a week after a homophobic hate crime against the Evanston/Skokie School District 65...

The photo shows Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center, a red-brick building with large, plated glass windows. Beneath one set of windows are a set of raised steel letters with the building name. A short green hedge borders the building, in front of a sidewalk.

D65 board members condemn White supremacy at special board meeting

January 14, 2021

Less than a week after a person ransacked Evanston/Skokie School District 65 vice president Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan’s car and left behind a card containing a homophobic slur, the board held...

The photo shows Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center, a red-brick building with large, plated glass windows. Beneath one set of windows are a set of raised steel letters with the building name. A short green hedge borders the building, in front of a sidewalk.

Homophobic slur left in D65 vice president’s ransacked car

January 12, 2021

A person broke into, ransacked and vandalized Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board vice president Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan’s car over the weekend, leaving behind a card containing a homophobic...

Residents stage ‘sit-ins’ for defunding at virtual council meeting

Residents stage ‘sit-ins’ for defunding at virtual council meeting

July 14, 2020

In a series of concurrent protests that spanned the breadth of the city, participants brought their calls to defund the Evanston Police Department to their aldermen’s doorsteps — literally. Organizers...

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