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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


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Community Health Corps expands local access to health information

April 3, 2024

Northwestern’s student-run Community Health Corps works to spread health information and equip individuals with life-saving skills on campus and in the Evanston community.   Founded in 2014 as Hircules...

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Ecology Center renovations to last through October

April 2, 2024

For 50 years, the Evanston Ecology Center has provided visitors with educational experiences about their local environment. Now, the McCormick Boulevard building is undergoing significant renovations that...

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State Rep. Robyn Gabel discusses upcoming state environmental bills, celebrates sustainability progress

March 27, 2024

Illinois House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) led a community discussion Wednesday on the status of state environmental bills at the Evanston Public Library. The Climate and Equitable Jobs...

Illinois’ ban on book bans, which went into effect on Jan. 1, has stimulated backlash from some advocates for literary freedom.

Illinois’ ban on book bans may infringe literary freedom, advocates say

February 28, 2024

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a ban on book bans into law last June to protect libraries’ freedom in choosing their own materials. But, some advocates of literary freedom have since raised concerns...

Lake Forest College Prof. Courtney Pierre Joseph discussed DuSable’s time in present-day Chicago.

Lake Forest College professor talks Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable’s legacy at EPL

February 21, 2024

When Courtney Pierre Joseph, associate professor of history and African American studies at Lake Forest College, was researching the history of Haitians in Chicago for her dissertation, she found little...

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