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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


Bienen freshman Rachael McKay plays a trumpet during a moment of reflection at a Veterans Day ceremony.

Mayor Daniel Biss calls for unity at Veterans Day ceremony

November 11, 2024

Veterans, elected officials and community members gathered Monday morning at Evanston’s Fountain Square to commemorate Veterans Day.  This year’s ceremony, which drew roughly 75 attendees, featured...

The Weekly: 2024 election results, record-breaking field hockey season, incident on Intercampus Shuttle

November 11, 2024

Who won the state and county races on Evanston voters’ ballots? What’s behind the strong performance this season from Northwestern field hockey? The Daily answers these questions and recaps other...

Wynne’s 28-year tenure on the Council will make her the 3rd Ward’s longest serving councilmember and the fourth longest serving elected official in city history.

Q&A: 3rd Ward Ald. Melissa Wynne reflects on 28-year City Council career

November 6, 2024

Following seven terms on Evanston City Council advocating for “civility, transparency and common sense,” Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) will not seek reelection in 2025. Wynne’s 28-year tenure on the...

A car passes a horse-like sculpture near a downtown Evanston intersection on Monday. City Council mulled rules on dog breed discrimination and horse-drawn carriages.

Call off the dogs: Council tackles breed restrictions, horse-drawn carriages

October 29, 2024

For a moment Monday evening, Evanston looked beyond its recurrent rodent battles and wrestled with the not-so-fuzzy politics of dog breed restrictions. City Council tangled with Ald. Devon Reid’s...

District 65 emailed parents of seventh and eighth graders about the change on Oct. 16.

Bessie Rhodes families protest planned closure of 7th, 8th grade classes

October 24, 2024

About 30 parents and students protested outside the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies on Thursday morning, demanding the district reverse its plans to close the school’s seventh and eighth grade...

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