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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

The University announced it will be discontinuing operations of the Campus Loop shuttle due to low ridership. Though it has not made any changes to the Evanston Loop shuttle yet, it continues to monitor ridership.

NU, Chicago Transit Authority announce free bus service to replace Ryan Field shuttle

July 15, 2015

Northwestern students and employees will be able to ride the Chicago Transit Authority 201 bus route for free starting in September as a result of a five-year partnership between the University and the...

Walter Jackson, son of Alfred Jackson, watches the Evanston Fourth of July parade on Central Street with other members of the family.  Alfred Jackson, who died in 2012 at age 91, was a trustee of the citys Fourth of July Association.

Legacy of Evanston Fourth of July devotee lives on in annual family reunion

July 6, 2015

When the late Alfred Jackson began gathering his family to celebrate the Fourth of July in Evanston, Dwight D. Eisenhower was president of the United States. Sixty years later, the tradition continues...

Wilmette teens charged in connection with Evanston car burglary

May 29, 2015

Two Wilmette teens were charged in connection with a vehicle burglary that occurred Thursday night in Evanston, police said Friday. Evanston Police Department officers responded to a call Thursday around...

Eight Divvy bike stations will open in Evanston in spring 2016. Bikers will be able to purchase a $75 annual membership or a 24-hour pass for $7.

City to install Divvy bikes in spring 2016

May 17, 2015

The Evanston Divvy Bikes program will launch in spring 2016 after the equipment is ordered this fall, the city announced Friday. The decision to install bikes next year came after the Illinois Department...

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl stops by Dillo Day in 2014. The mayor called the annual Mayfest event pleasant even though she received a record number of complaints from Evanston residents.

In Focus: The mayor behind the myth

March 5, 2015
“I’ve become something of an urban legend,” the mayor said. “I don’t know that that will ever change.”
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