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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Hewn, a Central Street bakery, can continue to refuse cash payments after City Council rejected a ban on cashless businesses.

City Council tables minimum wage increase, drops cashless business ban

January 10, 2024

Citing the potential impact on Evanston’s small businesses, City Council voted Monday to table a minimum wage increase and reject a contentious ban on cashless retailers and restaurants. Councilmembers...

Public commenters weighed in on whether City Council should pass a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza on Monday. The meeting also saw increased police presence.

Residents comment on Gaza ceasefire resolution at City Council amid heightened police presence

January 9, 2024

About 50 public commenters spoke at City Council’s Monday meeting about an Evanston resolution drafted by residents calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. About 30 commenters spoke in favor of a potential...

The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, where many of the biggest moments in Evanston politics in 2023 took place.

Year in Review: The biggest stories in Evanston politics in 2023

January 3, 2024

With City Council gearing up for the new year, The Daily takes a look at Evanston’s biggest political stories in 2023. March: City Council expands reparations program, allows for cash payments Evanston...

The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, where many of the biggest moments in Evanston politics in 2023 took place.

Residents call for ceasefire resolution, hold peaceful demonstration at City Council

December 12, 2023

Several dozen Evanston residents urged councilmembers to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza during Monday evening’s City Council meeting. Residents gathered at council after the city’s...

The lawsuit alleges that “the approval of Northwestern’s requested
zoning changes was arbitrary, capricious and a deprivation of Plaintiffs’ substantive and
procedural due process rights.

Most Livable City Association files complaint, asks Cook County to invalidate Ryan Field rezoning

November 30, 2023

The Most Livable City Association and 13 neighbors of Ryan Field filed a four-count complaint against Evanston Wednesday morning, alleging that the rezoning of the stadium for concerts violated several...

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