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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


Evanston residents who use wheelchairs and walkers avoid taking the train as much as possible due to the lack of working accessibility measures, including the elevator and help line.

CTA yet to improve accessibility at Evanston ‘L’ stations

January 27, 2025

Evanston resident Michael Pearce, who uses a wheelchair, used to ride the CTA’s Purple Line to visit his grandparents. However, Pearce said he ran into so many issues around platform accessibility that...

The looming fiscal cliff for Evanston-area public transit offers no easy fixes.

As transit faces uncertain future, Evanston advocates question fixes

January 23, 2025

Public transit experts and advocates in Evanston and beyond have expressed skepticism over recently proposed funding packages intended to keep regional transit afloat.  Chicago-area transit operators...

Keefe: Consolidation will not solve Chicagoland’s transit woes

Keefe: Consolidation will not solve Chicagoland’s transit woes

January 21, 2025

As many members of the Northwestern community undoubtedly know, the Chicago Transit Authority is facing a crisis. Transit service is slow, late or nonexistent — a funding gap of epic proportions is expected...

The largest homeless encampment in the city last year was on Howard Street, adjacent to its Chicago Transit Authority “L” Station, according to the initial proposal.

City addresses Howard Street encampment without Council funding package

November 18, 2024

More than five months after a $1.75 million funding proposal to address homelessness in Evanston failed to gain City Council approval, the city is looking to install security cameras and lighting around...

Connections for the Homeless mourned Margaret Millar Johnson, who was shot and killed in the recent Blue Line shooting, at a memorial service on Tuesday.

Blue Line shooting highlights increased risk of violence for the unhoused

September 26, 2024

At its annual memorial service Tuesday, social service organization Connections for the Homeless mourned participants who died in the past year as well as the four people who were killed on Labor Day in...

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