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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


First responders stand on Church Street Power Boat Ramp. On each side of the ramp are small rescue boats. Evanston Fire Department trucks are parked on the road in front.

Three people rescued from Lake Michigan, body recovered in separate incident

September 18, 2021

Evanston Fire Department crews rescued three people from Lake Michigan near Clark Street Beach early Saturday afternoon and recovered the body of a fourth person in an unrelated incident.  The three...

Blotter: Man drowns at Clark Street Beach

July 7, 2020

A Chicago man drowned at Clark Street Beach Monday night. At around 8:23 p.m., Evanston Police Department and the Evanston Fire Department responded to a dispatch at Clark Street Beach, located at 1811...

An Evanston Police Department squad car. Officers arrested three juveniles Thursday night in connection with aggravated robbery on Clark Street Beach.

Blotter: Three juveniles arrested in connection with aggravated robbery

September 22, 2017

Local police arrested three juveniles Thursday night in connection with aggravated robbery in east Evanston. At approximately 8:36 p.m., officers were dispatched to the area of Clark Street Beach in...

5k for mental health awareness moved from Park Ridge to Evanston

September 21, 2017

The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a 5k race, which has previously been held in Park Ridge, Illinois, on Clark Street Beach this Sunday to raise awareness about mental illness. The NAMI...

Melanie West helps during a bird sanctuary work session July 8. The Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary aims to attract migrating birds after an existing habitat was destroyed by the construction of the Segal Visitors Center.

Clark Street Beach Bird Sanctuary aims to repair environmental damage

July 13, 2017

When hundreds of trees were destroyed for the construction of the Segal Visitors Center in 2012, migrating birds lost a stopping point on their routes up and down North America. Northwestern officials...

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