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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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5th and 2nd Ward parents demand clarity, communication from District 65 board

October 23, 2023

As officials tackle budgetary setbacks in constructing a new 5th Ward school, a group of 37 families from the 5th and 2nd Wards demanded transparency and fiscal responsibility from the Evanston/Skokie...

Bessie Rhodes is a K-8 magnet school located in Skokie that houses a TWI program, which centers bilingual education for its 278 students.

Bessie Rhodes parents demand TWI program be separated from 5th Ward school plans

October 23, 2023

In an open letter sent to members of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education Monday, parents at the Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies demanded that plans for the future of Bessie...

Frida (Weinberg junior Isadora Coco Gonzalez) and Alex (Communication senior Matheus Barbee) share a moment in the recently opened “Frida Libre” production.

Imagine U opens ‘Frida Libre’ celebrating youth ambitions, Latine culture

October 22, 2023

The Josephine Louis Theater resembled a children’s storybook coming to life when Northwestern theater group Imagine U opened “Frida Libre” on Friday.  The show, which draws inspiration from the...

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‘Sick to my stomach’: 5th Ward school is $25 million over budget, board to consider alternate plans

October 17, 2023

The much-anticipated plans to build a new school in the 5th Ward are projected to cost more than $25 million more than the allocated $40 million budget, according to a recent financial assessment commissioned...

Judith (left) and Natalie (right) Raanan. The mother and daughter have been released for “humanitarian reasons,” officials confirmed Friday.

Vigil honors Evanston residents taken hostage in Israel as community copes with ongoing violence

October 13, 2023

Chabad of Evanston hosted a vigil Thursday night for congregants Judith and Natalie Raanan, who were taken hostage by Hamas while on a trip to southern Israel earlier this week. According to family...

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