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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 voted 8-1 against returning city hall to Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center in favor of finding a permanent location downtown.

City Council votes to close door on returning to Civic Center

March 11, 2025

Closing out months of debate and decades of occupancy, City Council voted 8-1 Monday to remove the possibility of returning city operations to the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The city is currently...

Reparations Committee members Thursday discussed the detriment of low cannabis sales on their ongoing efforts.

Low marijuana sales hinder Evanston reparations distribution

March 7, 2025

Evanston’s Reparations Committee has delivered more than $5 million in reparation payments to 212 recipients, but committee members discussed Thursday the detriment of low cannabis sales on their ongoing...

Kerry Mundy and Parielle Davis addressed hot-button issues during the 7th Ward segment of the Feb. 9 candidate forum.

City Council campaigns heat up one month before elections

March 5, 2025

With only a month before the April 1 municipal elections, City Council hopefuls have hit the final stretch of their campaigns as tensions — and fundraising — reach new heights.  February brought...

Four City Council candidates gathered outside the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Friday.

City Council candidates push for Civic Center partial rehab estimates

March 3, 2025

Four City Council candidates called for Evanston to consider a partial rehabilitation of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center during a Friday afternoon press conference outside of the 2100 Ridge Ave. building. Led...

Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) is campaigning to retain his City Council seat representing central Evanston.

Q&A: Ald. Bobby Burns discusses housing, revitalization in hopes of 2nd term

February 13, 2025

In his first reelection bid, incumbent and longtime Evanston resident Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) is campaigning to retain his City Council seat representing central Evanston. Burns, a political consultant,...

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