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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

A construction site on Campus Drive, sitting over a water reservoir that used to be a parking lot.

The Daily Explains: What does it take to build or develop real estate in Evanston?

October 11, 2022

From the gravelly lot on Church Street claimed for the Northlight Theatre to the corporate tower primed to replace the shuttered Burger King, Evanston’s skyline has long been in flux. Many developers...

Ortiz: Overcome the American gentry

Ortiz: Overcome the American gentry

February 17, 2022

This article is the second part of a two-part series regarding the role of the aristocracy in modern American life. In my last article, I gave a definition of the American gentry and examples of their...

Yellow and purple buildings, alongside a water tower, on an X-Y axis plane with a blue graph paper background.

Joint Review Board to discuss proposed 5th Ward TIF district

May 27, 2021

Evanston’s Joint Review Board will meet to discuss the creation of a tax increment financing district in the 5th Ward next Thursday — a change that would divert future property tax revenue increases...

Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) attends a council meeting. Fiske has previously opposed construction of 831 Emerson, saying that she would rather preserve smaller communities.

Progress remains stalled on 831 Emerson development

April 25, 2017

Evanston residents and officials discussed the proposed planned development project at 831 Emerson during Monday’s City Council meeting. The developers of the project, Focus Development, Inc. and...

A man jogs against a red light down Sherman Avenue toward downtown Evanston. The 1st Ward encompasses much of the city’s downtown area, and is nestled just to the south and west of Northwestern University.

Change on the horizon: 1st Ward residents aim to reconcile development, character

February 15, 2016

Fifty years ago, when former Mayor Jay Lytle moved to Evanston, the downtown area resembled a ghost town. Empty department stores lined the streets, foreclosed signs stuck out of the ground and Lytle said...

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