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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


City officials, architects working on the new Evanston Art Center and center employees pose with sledgehammers and hardhats at the site’s groundbreaking Thursday. The new center, located on Central Street, is scheduled to be completed by early May.

Evanston Art Center breaks ground at new location

February 27, 2015

After three years of fundraising and searching for a location, the Evanston Art Center board broke ground Thursday at its new location at 1717 Central St. Builders from The Dobbins Group, the architecture...

Evanston plans series of events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

January 15, 2015

Several events starting this weekend will honor Martin Luther King Jr. through music, speeches and discussions at different centers throughout Evanston. Activities will begin Saturday at the Fleetwood-Jourdain...

Evanston police Sgt. Jodie Hart is sworn in Monday evening. Hart received a promotion along with two of his colleagues.

Evanston City Council creates Harley Clarke advisory group

January 13, 2015

City Council unanimously voted to create a citizens group to report on alternatives to demolishing the Harley Clarke Mansion and provide a recommendation in May. The group will be composed of seven...

Community members voice concerns over the undetermined fate of the Harley Clarke Mansion at the meeting of the Human Services Committee on Monday evening. The location will be vacant in June after the current resident, Evanston Art Center, relocates.

Evanston City Council discusses possible Harley Clarke deconstruction

January 6, 2015

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources has declined a proposal to purchase the historic Harley Clarke Mansion and lease the land it rests on. In a letter sent to Evanston city manager Wally...

Norah Diedrich tells the Human Services Committee about the Evanston Art Centers moving requests. The subcommittee voted Monday to recommend to City Council that the art centers lease of the Harley Clarke Mansion should be extended.

Aldermen vote to let art center stay in Harley Clarke Mansion until May

December 3, 2014

Aldermen voted Monday to recommend to City Council extending the Evanston Art Center's lease of the Harley Clarke Mansion, allowing it to stay an extra four months until the end of May 2015. In...

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