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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 Weekly: Evanston budget, football win against Maryland and the end of NU-Q’s relationship with Al Jazeera

October 14, 2024

What’s in Evanston’s proposed 2025 budget? What led to the Wildcats’ dominating performance against Maryland football? The Daily answers these questions and recaps other top stories from the last...

Chief Financial Officer of the Finance and Budget Committee Hitesh Desai speaks on Tuesday night. To prevent the decrease in General Fund revenues, city staff prepared a list of 38 ideas which could be implemented beginning in 2026 to increase fund balances and address the $23 million deficit between revenues and expenses in the proposed budget.

General Fund balance to decrease to near zero by 2027, if property taxes stay unchanged

October 8, 2024

Evanston’s General Fund balance is projected to decrease to nearly zero by 2027 if the property tax levy is not increased, Budget Manager Clayton Black said at Tuesday’s Finance and Budget Committee...

In a statement to The Daily, Natural Habitat Evanston co-Lead Leslie Shad said the reflective glass windows of Kellogg Global Hub have killed or damaged hundreds of songbirds since it opened in 2017.

Evanston volunteers advocate for bird safety amid Northwestern’s new construction plans

October 7, 2024

Evanston resident Laine Hoffman is retired, but that doesn’t stop her from completing a fulfilling job. Once a week, Hoffman, a Northwestern volunteer bird collision monitor, ventures to campus before...

7th Ward Council race competitive as Revelle retires

7th Ward Council race competitive as Revelle retires

September 30, 2024

As Illinois’ 2025 consolidated general election approaches, mayoral, City Council and school board hopefuls have one month remaining before the deadline to file nomination petitions. In the 7th Ward,...

The Open Meetings Act stipulates that the public has “the right to attend all meetings at which any business of a public body is discussed or acted upon in any way.”

Civic Center’s future uncertain after state issues violation

September 26, 2024

Eight months after Evanston authorized a 15-year lease on a temporary civic center at 909 Davis St., the city has not moved operations to the new location since March, when it was found in violation of...

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