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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

Evanston Public Library is offering free WiFi hotspots beginning May 1. The hotspots will be available to library members and is meant to help bridge the digital divide.

Evanston Public Library to launch Wi-Fi hotspot program

April 14, 2016

Evanston Public Library cardholders will be able to check out a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot beginning May 1. The program is designed to help bridge Internet access for Evanston residents who do not currently...

Police Blotter: Shots fired in south Evanston

April 5, 2016

The woman, a resident in the area, reported hearing two shots at about 11:30 p.m., Evanston police Cmdr. Joseph Dugan said. Police were dispatched to the an alley in the 1700 block of Monroe Street, where...

Evanston Public Library to host free clinic on how to clear criminal records

February 26, 2016

The Evanston Public Library will host a free record-cleaning clinic March 19 in partnership with the city and the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy. The clinic is focused on how and why to clear...

A man jogs against a red light down Sherman Avenue toward downtown Evanston. The 1st Ward encompasses much of the city’s downtown area, and is nestled just to the south and west of Northwestern University.

Change on the horizon: 1st Ward residents aim to reconcile development, character

February 15, 2016

Fifty years ago, when former Mayor Jay Lytle moved to Evanston, the downtown area resembled a ghost town. Empty department stores lined the streets, foreclosed signs stuck out of the ground and Lytle said...

William Crawford, author of “Justice Perverted: How the Innocence Project at Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism Sent an Innocent Man to Prison,” speaks at Evanston Public Library on Monday. The book explores accusations lodged against the former program’s director David Protess that he fabricated evidence.

Local author discusses Medill Innocence Project lawsuit at Evanston Public Library

February 11, 2016

Author William Crawford discussed his book’s exploration into the accusation that the director of the former Medill Innocence Project falsified evidence in a criminal investigation at an event hosted...

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