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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


The city took down a Halloween display that some residents said evoked lynching. It sparked a wider conversation about Halloween decorations.

October 25, 2021

Content warning: This story contains mentions of lynching. When resident and Evanston Live TV founder Meleika Gardner saw the Halloween display in person, her back clenched in pain.  Gardner, a...

Students and Evanston residents walk on the beach near the Segal Visitors Center.

City employees describe culture of sexual misconduct on Evanston beaches

July 18, 2021

Dozens of women who have served as lifeguards and other beach employees in Evanston alleged that sexual misconduct has run rampant among employees, often involving underage girls, WBEZ reported Friday. The...

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Aldermanic candidates address Evanston Together LLC in Election Day Eve forum

April 6, 2021

Just one day before the April 6 municipal elections, aldermanic candidates addressed Evanston Together LLC, the recently formed political organization that has sparked citywide controversy, in an Evanston...

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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...

The photo shows Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Joseph E. Hill Education Center, a red-brick building with large, plated glass windows. Beneath one set of windows are a set of raised steel letters with the building name. A short green hedge borders the building, in front of a sidewalk.

In months prior to reopening, District 65 board, superintendent received hate mail, threats

March 2, 2021

The ransacking of a board member’s car in January was the most visible episode in a pattern of harassment toward Evanston/Skokie School District 65 personnel that began shortly before the start of the...

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