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The Daily Northwestern

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


Evanston Maker’s Markets are just one of many affordable art-related activities taking place in Evanston and Chicago this spring.

A guide to art-related spring activities to explore in Evanston, Chicago

April 8, 2025

With sunsets past 7 p.m., flowers blooming and warmer weather on its way, Spring Quarter is the perfect time to get off campus and explore Evanston and Chicago by taking advantage of affordable art-related...

Attendees sipped on free hot cocoa and walked the lit up pathways as the “L” train rumbled by in the background. Children spun around with multicolor light up hula hoops.

Local artists shine at Evanston Light the Night art display

January 26, 2025

From afar, the scene at Tallmadge Park looked like an underwater circus illuminating the darkness on Saturday.  A sea creature with rainbow scales and flashing tentacles swayed atop the hill as little...

The Main-Dempster Mile hosted a Fall Festival in 2021.

Celebrate the change in seasons with these fall festivities

October 7, 2024

It’s that time of year — the leaves are beginning to change color, and suddenly, you have the urge to rewatch Gilmore Girls, maybe for the fifth time. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes are returning to...

A dog stands behind a metal gate with a “Beach Officially Closed” sign.

City Council to bark about local dog park Monday

September 27, 2021

In 2016, a rising Lake Michigan submerged Evanston’s fenced-off dog beach. Attempts by the city of Evanston Parks and Recreation and city of Evanston Public Works Agency to keep the fenced-off beach...

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...

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