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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


Growing up in Willowbrook, Illinois, Darrel Dupit dreamed of playing for the Chicago Bears.

‘I really do it for the fans’: Darrel Dupit leaves legacy of positivity on Chicago sports

February 21, 2025

In 2009, Northwestern men’s basketball in-game host Darrel Dupit didn’t know what he wanted to do with his life. A part-time retail employee and a high school gymnastics and cheerleading coach, Dupit...

An illustration of a person looking across the water at Chicago's skyline.

A guide to Chicago: America’s third-largest city and your neighbor at Northwestern

August 12, 2022

Northwestern’s campus sits next to the country’s third-largest city, known to many as “the Windy City:” Chicago. Living and learning next to Chicago is a great opportunity for students to engage...

Nimkii Curley stands outside his house in a blue cap, gown and stole. The cap and stole are decorated with traditional Ojibwe beadwork. He holds an eagle feather.

ETHS stopped a Native student from walking at graduation. Family members say it indicates a need for schoolwide change.

May 25, 2022

Content warning: This story contains mentions of anti-Indigenous violence.  Nimkii Curley was excited to walk at Evanston Township High School District 202’s graduation ceremony Sunday. While...

The Chicago Blackhawks' Tommy Wingels (57) battles against a group of Minnesota Wild players in the first period at the United Center in Chicago on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Wingels returned to Chicago to play for the Blackhawks after playing for the San Jose Sharks and the Ottawa Senators.

Evanston-born Tommy Wingels returns to Chicago as Blackhawks forward

November 1, 2017

When Tommy Wingels returned home to play for the Chicago Blackhawks, it was a reunion on and off the ice. After playing with the San Jose Sharks from 2010-2017 and one year with the Ottawa Senators,...

Chicago Blackhawks to appear at community center fundraiser

February 22, 2017

Two Illinois-raised Chicago Blackhawks have been added to the slate of guests appearing at a cocktail party benefiting Friends of the Robert Crown Center, a citizen group fundraising for a new facility...

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