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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


City Council members revealed some of their local favorites.

Best of Evanston: From breakfast to bookshops, City Council members dish on local favorites

February 21, 2025

When Mayor Daniel Biss’s wife, Karin Steinbrueck, landed a new book contract a few years ago, he didn’t have to look hard to find the perfect spots for her surprise party. Not far from his Central...

Michael Soffer was a student and later a history teacher at Oak Park and River Forest High School, where a janitor was revealed to be a former Nazi guard in the ’80s.

Bookends & Beginnings hosts Michael Soffer, author of “Our Nazi”

November 14, 2024

Bookends & Beginnings hosted history teacher and author Michael Soffer Wednesday evening to speak about his new book, “Our Nazi: An American Suburb’s Encounter with Evil,” which recounts the...

The Weekly: The Daily’s first campus poll, Moderna lawsuit, return of Gamma Phi Beta

October 28, 2024

What did The Daily’s first-ever campus poll reveal about the student body? The Daily answers this question and recaps other top stories from the last week. EDWARD SIMON CRUZ: From The Daily Northwestern,...

Bookends & Beginnings’ used books will find a new home on the shelves of Middles.

Old Bookends, New Beginnings: Beloved Evanston bookstore introduces Middles

October 21, 2024

A new chapter is unfolding in Evanston’s literary landscape with the opening of Middles Used Books, a pop-up shop specializing in used stories. The venture is an expansion of the independent bookstore,...

Poet Perry Janes and director Sam Bailey discuss the influences and thematic strands apparent in Janes’ work and their experiences in navigating the film industry.

Poet Perry Janes discusses identity and influence in debut collection

October 16, 2024

Detroit writer and filmmaker Perry Janes visited Bookends & Beginnings on Monday to discuss his debut poetry collection “Find Me When You’re Ready: Poems,” which he published in September.  Sam...

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