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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


Alley Gallery co-owner is a proponent of ensuring a living wage for all workers.

State minimum wage increase pushes Evanston businesses to adjust

January 22, 2025

Evanston businesses took the Jan. 1 Illinois minimum wage increase to $15 an hour in stride.  January’s increase — a $1 growth from last year — capped the gradual rise of Illinois’ minimum...

Edzo’s Burger Shop stands empty this month after shuttering its doors on Dec. 21, 2024. The shop served customers for 15 years as one of the few dedicated burger joints in Evanston.

‘Money pit’ shutters Edzo’s, leaves Evanston’s burger scene barren

January 9, 2025

Edzo’s Burger Shop, one of Evanston’s only dedicated burger joints, sold its final round of glistening cheeseburgers in December — leaving the city’s burger scene even more barren. Born from...

NU Declassified: You ask, students answer

NU Declassified: You ask, students answer

May 11, 2021

Is the quarter system really that stressful? How bad does the winter weather actually get? We asked incoming students what they wanted to know the most about Northwestern University. Then, we took to campus...

Blaze Pizza in Evanston, 1737 Sherman Ave. Student organizations often partner with local restaurants for profit-sharing fundraisers.

Profit shares help student groups with fundraising, publicity across campus and city

November 1, 2018

You’ve seen the Facebook events: “Come to Blaze, a portion of the profits go to our student organization.” Or student groups may be asking you to come to Chipotle, Naf Naf Grill or even Epic Burger....

The decision to close three quarters of the Burger Works locations is part of a bigger strategy. Red Robin plans to rebrand the smaller restaurants as a better complement to their full service locations.

Red Robin Burger Works in Evanston closes along with other Chicago locations

October 4, 2016

Evanston’s Red Robin Burger Works permanently closed its doors on Friday as part of a plan to close all five of its Burger Works locations in the Chicago area. The closing at the 1700 Maple Ave. location...

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