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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Lake Michigan pictured at sunset. Access to Evanston beaches will be free to all residents on Saturdays through Mondays during summer 2021, with plans for daily free access in summer 2022.

Evanston to offer three free weekly beach days after advocacy against token sales

May 25, 2021

Residents will have free access to Evanston beaches on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays starting this summer.  City Council was initially set to vote Monday on a resolution proposed by Ald. Devon Reid...

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Evanston Fight for Black Lives talks plans for sustainable community garden

April 26, 2021

Members of Evanston Fight for Black Lives and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago discussed plans to create a sustainable community garden and freshwater conservation in the...

Kumar Jensen, Evanston’s chief sustainability and resilience officer, speaks with local environmental justice advocates at a virtual event hosted by Citizens’ Greener Evanston.

Community leaders discuss environmental justice at Citizens’ Greener Evanston Event

April 23, 2021

Evanston community members and environmental leaders discussed the Church Street Waste Transfer Station, the city’s environmental policies and other local concerns at a virtual panel Thursday. The...

Daniel Biss stands in the center of the photo. He is wearing a light blue button-down shirt with a charcoal suit-jacket buttoned in the middle. Biss is making a hand-gesture as he speaks. There is a green wall and four more people in the background.

Daniel Biss discusses policing, racial equity and town-gown relations in Northwestern forum

April 8, 2021

Mayor-elect Daniel Biss stressed the need to find policing alternatives, address the city’s racial inequities and improve town-gown relations during a Wednesday forum with NU students and faculty. The...

A graphic combining American flag imagery with a close-up image of Evanston, Illinois on a map. The shape of Evanston is outlined in tan with a red grid, with Lake Michigan in blue to the east and other areas of Illinois, colored in red with white stars, to the west.

Jonathan Nieuwsma projected to win 4th Ward aldermanic race

April 6, 2021

Jonathan Nieuwsma is projected to win the 4th Ward aldermanic race, according to unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s Office.  Nieuwsma and opponent Diane Goldring received almost 59 and...

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