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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


John Berkley, a board member of an Evanston youth soccer club, shares his concerns for an alcohol-based establishment near James Park playing fields. City Council voted at Monday's meeting to begin negotiations with Smylie Brothers Brewing Company to relocate to 2222 Oakton St., which is adjacent to the park.

Negotiations with brewing company approved despite citizen objection

July 14, 2015

Aldermen voted Monday to begin negotiations with Smylie Brothers Brewing Company to move into the property of a former recycling center, despite residents’ objections due to the building’s proximity...

Fire extinguished in private residence on Oakton

June 18, 2014

Firefighters extinguished a fire early Wednesday morning in an empty house across the street from Dawes Elementary School on Oakton Street, authorities said. The Evanston fire department responded...

Tests at Evanston parks reveal methane gas levels are ‘negligible’

May 27, 2014

Testing of the ground underneath a south Evanston park where a landfill once stood revealed methane levels were minimal and harmless, Evanston fire department Chief Greg Klaiber said in a presentation...

Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board member Sunith Kartha talks about district food policy. Parents and district officials met Thursday to discuss a proposed rule that would require all food served at school events to be commercially prepared.

District 65 to restrict locally prepared food in schools

May 1, 2014

District 65 parents voiced heated opposition Thursday night to a proposed district policy that would require all food served at school events to be commercially prepared. The Evanston/Skokie School District...

Northwestern to host national hunger summit in April

March 2, 2014

Northwestern will host a Food Waste and Hunger Summit in early April to bring together students and experts interested in solving the related problems of food insecurity and food waste.  The summit,...

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