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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


(Maytham Alzayer/The Daily Northwestern) State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) speaks at a town hall on Tuesday. Biss urged attendees to engage in politics.

State Sen. Daniel Biss urges citizens to speak up in 2017 at town hall

January 18, 2017

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) urged residents at a town hall meeting on Tuesday to not remain silent on political and social issues in 2017, especially as uncertainty reigns at the state and federal...

(Katie Pach/Daily Senior Staffer) Parent volunteers from the Latino Advisory Committee at the Evanston Township High School District 202 board meeting. They gathered to show their gratitude to the board for passing the “safe haven” resolution.

ETHS board passes resolution declaring school a ‘safe haven’ for immigrant families

January 18, 2017

With the impending inauguration of Donald Trump, Evanston Township High School District 202 board voted unanimously on Tuesday to declare ETHS a “safe haven” for students and families subject to any...

District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren attends a meeting. Goren and Board President Candace Chow said in a update on the website they were “disappointed” that the District Educators’ Council had started the initial process for a strike.

Evanston District 65 teachers consider strike

October 31, 2016

Teachers in District 65 could strike as early as the end of November, after initiating the process last week. Nearly two months into the school year, the District 65 Board of Education and the District...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Paul Goren and District 202 Superintendent Eric Witherspoon speak at an event this year. Goren and Witherspoon outlined steps schools are taking to combat the possibility of a clown hoax reaching Evanston.

Community members discuss potential clown ‘threat’ with Halloween looming

October 19, 2016

With Halloween approaching, a city committee is taking steps to discourage clowns from creating a disturbance. Police and school officials spoke to roughly 20 attendees at a City-School Liaison Committee...

Washington Elementary School, 914 Ashland Ave., is one of ten elementary schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65. The District Educators’ Council and the District 65 Board of Education recently agreed to bring in a mediator for their contract negotiations.

District 65 teachers, board to negotiate using federal mediator

October 3, 2016

Evanston/Skokie District 65 teachers have gone for more than a month without a contract. The District 65 Board of Education and the District 65 Educators’ Council have been in negotiations over the...

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