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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


Alex Schneidman and his leafy costar rehearse for the upcoming production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” The 75th annual Dolphin Show opens Friday in Cahn Auditorium.

Dolphin Show celebrates history in its 75th year

January 18, 2017

Born in a campus pool 75 years ago, the Northwestern Dolphin Show now features less water and more foliage — specifically, a huge, operable model of a carnivorous Venus flytrap for its latest production,...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) poses for a picture alongside 98-year-old labor activist Beatrice Lumpkin at an event in Chicago on Sunday. Schakowsky announced Wednesday that she would skip President-elect Donald Trumps inauguration and attend the Womens March on Washington instead.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky is skipping inauguration but will attend Women’s March on Washington

January 18, 2017

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) announced Wednesday that she will not attend Friday’s inauguration, adding her name to a growing list of Democrats boycotting the event out of dismay for President-elect...

(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...

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and former Mayor Lorraine Morton at the city’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ceremonies at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. The speakers emphasized honoring King’s legacy at the event.

Evanston community leaders celebrate King’s life, legacy

January 17, 2017

Evanston leaders discussed the relevance of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy at an annual MLK Day event. Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) and former Mayor Lorraine Morton spoke at...

Marchers hold signs at a post-election protest in Chicago on Nov. 12. Over 200 Evanston community members are planning to go to the Women’s March on Washington the day after president-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

More than 200 Evanston community members to attend Women’s March on Washington

January 16, 2017

A few days after Election Day, Evanston resident Nina Kavin realized she had to get off her couch and stop crying. After shaking off her disappointment over the results of the 2016 presidential election,...

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