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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

Illinois flu season this year is more serious than it has been in past years. As of Friday, data showed the flu was responsible for 476 intensive-care-unit hospitalizations and 50 deaths in the state.

Evanston escapes flu epidemic

January 24, 2013

Evanston seems to have escaped the worst of the flu outbreak, even as the epidemic hits hard in Cook County. The number of reported flu cases in Evanston has remained steady, said Evonda Thomas, director...

Evanston budget hearings wrap up, mental health position slashed

November 12, 2012

Evanston City Council adopted four changes to the proposed city budget for fiscal year 2013, ending deliberations following its Saturday meeting. Previously scheduled Nov. 13 and 19 budget hearings...

Clinic staff and supporters flank Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl, Skokie Mayor George Van Dusen and Erie Family Health Center CEO Lee Francis as they inaugurate the first community clinic servicing Evanston and Skokie.

Evanston community clinic ushers in first patients

October 22, 2012

When Skokie resident Mercedes Fernandez was laid off from her job at Hoy Chicago, the Chicago Tribune’s Spanish daily newspaper, she also lost her health insurance. With no income, no car and critical...

Smith (center) of Youth Job Center stresses the necessity of higher education in finding employment

While you were gone: Top City stories from summer

September 24, 2012

Some students miss robbery alerts Some Northwestern students reported not receiving University email alerts about armed robberies in Evanston. During one weekend in August, NU sent out two email alerts...

Nationwide outbreak of West Nile virus prompts local measures

August 28, 2012

The North Shore Mosquito Abatement District has scheduled adult mosquito spraying operations in response to one of the largest outbreaks of West Nile virus in U.S. history. The adult mosquito control...

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