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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


Evanston Community Foundation President Sara Schastok (right) reacts to receiving a check from Dance Marathon for $103,476.58. This was the first time in the two organizations' 17-year partnership ECF had received more than $100,000.

In 17th year, Dance Marathon-Evanston Community Foundation relationship continues to grow

March 8, 2014

In her thirteen years with the Evanston Community Foundation, there isn’t much of Dance Marathon that Sara Schastok hasn’t seen. But when the foundation’s board members brought food to DM’s...

Dance Marathon 2014: Block 2 recap

Dance Marathon 2014: Block 2 recap

March 8, 2014

What Dance Marathon Block 2 lacked in presidents, it made up for in characters. After the leaders of both the country and Northwestern made appearances during Block 1, dancers came back out of the...

The Frances Willard House, 1730 Chicago Ave., is covered in snow Wednesday. The Frances Willard Historical Association is celebrating Willard’s 175th birthday in an attempt to reintroduce her to the public.

Frances Willard Historical Association holds campaign to raise awareness about her activism

March 5, 2014

In honor of Frances Willard’s 175th birthday, the nonprofit dedicated to her life’s work is sponsoring an initiative to raise awareness of her role as a social activist. “A lot of people have...

Community health care advocate Kyle Schimmel examines HealthCare.gov, the website for enrollment under the Affordable Care Act. Schimmel gathered with other Chicago-area nonprofit representatives Saturday at Evanston’s Main Library to help residents troubleshoot the process of enrolling in coverage under the ACA.

Evanston nonprofit hosts health care enrollment events

January 19, 2014

Chicago-area health care advocates continue to help Evanston residents struggling with technical glitches as they enroll for insurance under the Affordable Care Act.  Evanston's Connections for the...

A panhandler sits outside of CVS pharmacy, 1711 Sherman Ave. Reports of aggressive requests for money have increased in the last six weeks.

Downtown Evanston sees increase in aggressive panhandling

January 12, 2014

Aggressive panhandling incidents in downtown Evanston have increased over the last six weeks, culminating in a rare physical arrest at the end of December. “It’s an all-year concern, but panhandling...

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