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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


The Main-Dempster Mile hosted a Fall Festival in 2021.

Celebrate the change in seasons with these fall festivities

October 7, 2024

It’s that time of year — the leaves are beginning to change color, and suddenly, you have the urge to rewatch Gilmore Girls, maybe for the fifth time. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes are returning to...

Evanston Police Department squad cars.

Evanston Police Department responds to three shootings in the last 24 hours

August 6, 2024

At approximately 3:55 p.m. today, Evanston Police Department responded to two shooting scenes — one in the 1700 block of Dempster Street and the other in the 1700 block of Dodge Avenue.  EPD posted...

A large, white plastic bag floating aimlessly with three identical stamped words that read “banned” in red on it, with two smaller white plastic bags floating adjacently on an ombré blue-to-pink background with whirly opaque gray stripes with sparkles.

Evanston small businesses adapt to plastic bag ban as new compliance date approaches

October 4, 2023

“Paper or plastic?” It’s the quintessential question customers are asked at most grocery and retail stores — and starting January 2024, a question Evanston residents may no longer have to answer. Evanston...

The swap will result in Mt. Pisgah, which qualifies as an iconic building, being located on the corner, with the HODC development being built on the land currently occupied by the church.

City Council approves Church Street affordable housing development

July 12, 2023

City council voted 6-2 Monday night to approve a proposed affordable housing development on Church Street. The two council votes were the final hurdle in the controversial development’s more than two-year-long...

Man shot on Dempster Street Thursday afternoon

September 2, 2022

Content warning: this story contains mentions of gun violence. A man was shot in the McDonald’s parking lot on Dempster Street Thursday afternoon.  The 23-year-old victim was shot just after 4...

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