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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


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Captured: Evanston’s 2023 Pro-Choice Rally and March

October 16, 2023

Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You...

A purple smoothie over a turquoise background with the “Jamba” logo on the cup.

Jamba to return to downtown Evanston after eight-year hiatus

April 30, 2023

Growing up in Evanston, John Holmes frequently stopped by the smoothie chain Jamba, formerly Jamba Juice, on Davis Street to order a banana berry smoothie. When it closed in 2015, he said he felt heartbroken. Holmes...

Drawing of five cans of food sitting on a brown table.

Connections for the Homeless, Downtown Evanston collect 1,500 pounds of food for local pantries

April 3, 2023

Elle Ullum lost her job in 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic began. A single mother, Ullum said she relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to provide for her and her child.  “We...

A red “Office for Rent” sign sits on a vacant storefront behind a sidewalk.

‘A difference of philosophy’: leaders consider two visions for downtown Evanston’s future

April 2, 2023

Annie Coakley, director of Downtown Evanston, remembers a “liveliness” about downtown, filled with people eating their lunches at Fountain Square. Now, that liveliness is gone, she said. “You...

A brown sign with the words “Viet Nom Nom Fresh Vietnamese Inspired Kitchen” in green.

Viet Nom Nom to close all locations after Feb. 24

February 15, 2023

Northwestern community members and Evanston residents will nom nom on Viet Nom Nom no more. Local Viet Nom Nom locations, including the ones on Church Street in downtown Evanston and in Norris University...

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