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The Daily Northwestern

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 McGaw YMCA, 1000 Grove St. Childcare Network of Evanston and the McGaw YMCA have partnered to provide the Head Start program for children aged 3 to 5.

YMCA, Childcare Network of Evanston partner to bring Head Start program to 5th Ward

May 26, 2017

Low-income families in Evanston, especially those in the 5th Ward, now have a new resource for childhood education. Childcare Network of Evanston and the McGaw YMCA have partnered to begin providing...

Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) at a City Council meeting. Holmes will be retiring — for the second time — next month, after serving as alderman for three terms.

Holmes reflects on lifetime of service in Evanston

April 17, 2017

When Ald. Delores Holmes (5th) finishes her final term next month and leaves office, it won’t be her first retirement. In 2002, after roughly 27 years of service as director of Family Focus — an...

Students attend the 2015 mayor’s annual youth summer job fair at Evanston Township High School. In 2016, the Youth and Young Adults Division led the fair.

Evanston Youth and Young Adults Division employees awarded for service

April 20, 2016

Two officials in Evanston’s Youth and Young Adults Division received awards this week from Chicago area organizations for their service to the community. Kevin Brown, the program manager, and Porschia...

Homes line the block of Dodge Avenue between Church Street and Lyons Street in Evanston’s 5th Ward. Residents identified access to affordable housing as an issue in both the ward and the city at large.

5th Ward residents say negative perceptions overshadow progress in neighborhood

February 9, 2016

Colette Allen acknowledges the 5th Ward has problems. Other residents and community leaders agree — safety and economic inequality have been issues in the 5th Ward for decades. Those problems, however,...

Police investigate a report of shots fired in the 2000 block of Darrow Avenue. Officers have cordoned off the area where the shots were reportedly fired.

Police investigate shots fired near Darrow Avenue, Foster Street

January 29, 2016

Evanston police have no suspects in custody following reports of shots fired just before 3 p.m. Friday. Evanston Police Department spokesman Perry Polinski said Monday that investigators believed they...

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