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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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A guide to understanding Evanston’s City Government

August 9, 2023

There’s more to Evanston than Northwestern. For students who like to step outside of the University bubble, here’s The Daily’s guide to city government. It introduces the government and its interplay...

In front of a background including lines signifying maps, a white hand passes a note that says “reparations” to a black hand.

Community advocates celebrate direct cash payment reparations option but push for more funding

May 29, 2023

In March, City Council approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s reparations program, following years of community advocacy for the option. However, many local activists...

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A reparations retrospective: Looking back at Evanston’s historic reparations initiative

May 25, 2023

Rose Cannon said she still remembers the excitement she felt at an early Evanston town hall on reparations in December 2019.  A few weeks prior, the city had become the first in the country to pass...

Sebastian Nalls looks away from the camera. He is wearing grey, yellow and a blue face mask.

Former mayoral candidate Sebastian Nalls looks to fill 9th Ward council seat

January 6, 2022

Former Evanston mayoral candidate and Purdue University senior Sebastian Nalls will pursue the vacant 9th Ward council seat. Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) announced her resignation in December and said...

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National nonprofit offers cash payments to Evanston reparations qualifiers

March 29, 2021

A national nonprofit is offering Evanston residents direct cash payments in an effort to prove it is an effective form of reparations. The program comes after the city approved the nation’s first reparations...

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