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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


Bookends & Beginnings, 1712 Sherman Ave. The bookstore’s owner, Nina Barrett, said rising rent prices in Evanston are intimidating to local retail businesses.

Local retail stores struggle to compete with rising rent prices

January 17, 2019

Steep increases in rent prices are making it more difficult for local retail stores to stay in business, and, in some cases, local businesses have been forced to close. Rent prices in Evanston increased...

The Evanston Taco Bell at 1743 Sherman Ave. closed its doors in December 2018.

Taco Bell on Sherman Avenue closes its doors

January 8, 2019

Students searching for a late-night snack won’t be able to grab an inexpensive burrito at Taco Bell on Sherman Avenue anymore, after the branch closed last month. City of Evanston economic development...

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. The Evanston Refugee Task Force met Tuesday to discuss future information sessions on refugees for the Evanston community.

Evanston Refugee Task Force discusses new program, plans info sessions

July 12, 2018

The Evanston Refugee Task Force examined refugee numbers in the United States and planned future information sessions for the community at a Tuesday meeting. The group also discussed the Trump administration’s...

Blotter: Officers respond to 3 local graffiti incidents

November 2, 2017

Three separate graffiti incidents were reported in Evanston on Wednesday and Thursday mornings, Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. On Wednesday morning, a 71-year-old Evanston resident said she...

The current Robert Crown Community Center, 1701 Main St. The project for a new Robert Crown Center reached its initial $10 million fundraising goal according to a Monday release.

Robert Crown Center project reaches initial $10 million fundraising goal

October 30, 2017

The Robert Crown Center construction project reached its initial $10 million fundraising goal, raising roughly a quarter of the total costs associated with building the new center. The project — sponsored...

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