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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


The Evanston Fire Department and other emergency teams respond to a drill at the Technological Institute on Tuesday. This is the first time Northwestern has held training with collaboration from multiple response teams.

Northwestern finishes three days of emergency training at Tech

July 30, 2015

Northwestern hosted three days of emergency training for University and community response teams that began Tuesday and ran through Thursday morning. The first of their kind at Northwestern, these training...

The second-floor porch of an Evanston building collapsed Monday night. Around a dozen people were present, and four were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Four taken to hospital when Evanston porch collapses

May 25, 2015

The porch of an Evanston building collapsed Monday night, sending four people to local hospitals, a city official said. Around 12 people were on the second-floor porch of a building, 1941 Darrow Ave.,...

A 72-year-old woman crashed into an Evanston Burger King, 1829 Dempster St., Sunday morning. The accident caused a gas leak, but no one was injured.

Car crash causes gas leak, building evacuation

April 5, 2015

A car that crashed into a Burger King in west Evanston on Sunday morning resulted in a gas leak and the evacuation of the restaurant, officials said. The restaurant, 1829 Dempster St., was evacuated...

Evanston fire department fields record number of calls in 2014

February 24, 2015

The Evanston fire department received more calls in 2014 than any previous year with 9,617 calls placed to the department. The fire department released Tuesday its 2014 annual report that included...

Evanston fire department to hold open house for student program

February 16, 2015

The Evanston fire department will hold an open house Thursday for its Evanston Fire Explorer program, the city announced Monday. The program, which began in 2012, aims to give students between the...

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