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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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Local school districts look to reopen during COVID-19 surge

January 11, 2022

As Cook County COVID-19 cases reach new peaks, local school systems must decide whether and how to reopen schools. Here’s how three local school districts are approaching the start of the spring semester. Evanston/Skokie...

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5/5 TIF opponents demand council votes it down in resident meeting

September 23, 2021

Opponents of the proposed 5th Ward Tax Increment Financing district demanded Wednesday that City Council vote down the TIF at its upcoming meeting.  When a TIF proposal is enacted, the existing property...

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Extreme weather delays D65 hybrid learning launch

February 15, 2021

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 is delaying its return to in-person classes from Tuesday to Wednesday due to extreme weather concerns, district Superintendent Devon Horton announced Monday afternoon.  District...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot at last May’s inauguration. More than 800 students have signed a letter calling on the University to disinvite Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot from speaking at commencement.

Amid calls to boycott Lightfoot’s commencement speech, a look at the Chicago mayor’s history on policing

June 18, 2020

On April 22, Northwestern announced Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot as the virtual commencement speaker. In the eight weeks that have since passed, protests against police brutality and racial injustice have...

Griffin’s Tale members applaud a student who wrote the story they are about to perform. The theatre company encourages students to write creatively and to dig into their imagination.

Children’s theater company finalist in Zipcar “Students with Drive” competition

April 13, 2020

On a Friday afternoon before a Griffin's Tale show starts, college students can be found speaking an alien language to elementary school students as they try to translate what they’re being told in an...

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