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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


“Heroes Work Here,” reads a banner outside NorthShore’s Evanston Hospital. The health system conducts about 600 COVID-19 tests every week.

Inside the process of COVID-19 testing in Evanston

April 6, 2020

Evanston resident Meredith Rogowski was experiencing shortness of breath and a fever — common symptoms of the novel coronavirus — when she drove to the hospital and asked for a COVID-19 test. The 47-year-old...

The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Aldermen said the city cannot offer a comprehensive plan for housing relief.

Amid calls for housing relief, aldermen say city resources are limited

April 6, 2020

When the COVID-19 pandemic began disrupting incomes, Evanston residents turned to the city for support to keep up on rent and mortgage payments. However, aldermen are saying comprehensive relief to citizens...

Rebecca Crown Center, home of The Graduate School. Northwestern University Graduate Workers published a petition urging the University to protect TGS students and workers.

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, NU Graduate Workers demand adequate protections in petition

April 6, 2020

Northwestern University Graduate Workers released a March 28 statement urging the University to provide adequate protections for graduate workers in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The petition is...

Letter from the editor: The Daily and the pandemic

Letter from the editor: The Daily and the pandemic

April 6, 2020

I logged onto my Zoom class for the first time today. My professor was calm and pretty much everything ran smoothly, but there was an underlying sense of worry that has loomed over us all for the past...

Amanda Freund hangs a banner outside her home. The banner was inspired by a Mister Rogers quote.

Local artists take on pandemic through artwork

April 6, 2020

Outside of her home, local artist Amanda Freund hangs a banner that reads “Thank you helpers.” It’s Freund’s way of expressing gratitude to those on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s...

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