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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

Dino Robinson Jr. stands between two shelves of archival documents.

Local historians win award for report on Evanston’s history of racial discrimination

February 20, 2022

Local historians Dino Robinson Jr. and Jenny Thompson won a national award Wednesday for their report on Evanston’s history of racial discrimination.  The report, titled “Evanston Policies and...

The lakefront at sunset. The sky is slightly orange and there is some snow on the ground

How Evanston’s beach tokens create an access barrier to Lake Michigan

March 12, 2021

Residents say the six beaches that span Evanston’s Lake Michigan shoreline are an integral part of the city’s identity. However, historians and advocates say beach admissions fees are a city effort...

Evanston History Center. They are collecting small items that represent Evanston’s 2020 on January 26 and will likely add socially distanced submission dates in February.

Evanston History Center time capsule creates space for remembrance, hope and living history

January 24, 2021

To commemorate the tumultuous year 2020 for future generations, the Evanston History Center is recording the city’s history with a time capsule to be opened on Jan. 1, 2031. The vision for the project,...

Women sit behind a table with a sign reading “Headquarters Evanston League of Women Voters” in a photograph dated Oct. 24, 1928. The League, founded to educate and encourage women voters shortly after the 19th Amendment’s ratification, is still active in voter mobilization today.

The “very radical stance”: A history of women’s suffrage in Evanston

November 3, 2020

On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which granted American women the right to vote, became the law of the land. The real timeline of women voting in Evanston is a little more complicated. Decades...

Chicagoland museums reopen during COVID-19

October 1, 2020

Museum staff members from the Chicagoland area talk reopening during COVID-19, safety precautions and virtual programming. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @BoasSamantha Related...

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