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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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Liz Rolewicz, D202 board incumbent, talks racial equity and student mental health

March 15, 2023

Since she moved to Evanston a decade ago, Liz Rolewicz has been deeply engaged in local politics and community-building. “We moved to Evanston because we wanted to be part of a smaller community where...

A houseless student next to a gray backpack sits in the snow.

As the number of houseless students in District 65 increases, local resources struggle to meet demand

February 14, 2023

More than 300 students in Evanston/Skokie School District 65 are houseless this academic year, according to District 65 social worker Allison Harned. In the current 2022-23 academic year, the district...

Several people in heavy winter coats stand in front of a pink wall, getting hot drinks.

Without sufficient community support, mutual aid group Back On Their Feet confronts burnout and uncertain future

January 31, 2023

Michele Hays started Back On Their Feet, a mutual aid Facebook group, after the Women’s March in 2017. At the time, she said she saw community members coming together to provide supplies, appliances...

Collection boxes set up in Allison Hall. Campus Kitchen donated six car-loads of food to Chicagoland nonprofits.

NU students, workers donate excess Wildcat Wellness meals

February 1, 2021

Northwestern students participating in the Wildcat Wellness quarantine were overloaded with food from NU Dining, including meals, non-perishable snacks and milk. Much of it went unused. Once NU Dining...

The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Aldermen said the city cannot offer a comprehensive plan for housing relief.

Amid calls for housing relief, aldermen say city resources are limited

April 6, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic began disrupting incomes, Evanston residents turned to the city for support to keep up on rent and mortgage payments. However, aldermen are saying comprehensive relief to citizens...

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