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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


A group of people holding handmade posters stand in front of a large green banner, reading ‘Legal Abortion Nationwide.’ In the background is the Cloud Gate sculpture and the Chicago skyline.

Chicago-area protesters call for federal reproductive rights protection amid Supreme Court deliberation on abortion pills

April 16, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of domestic violence. More than 100 protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Saturday, joining reproductive health advocacy group Rise Up 4 Abortion...

Illustration of a person holding a sign with a globe in front of a yellow background. Speech bubbles surround the person.

Youth climate activists travel to downtown Chicago to protest fossil fuel legislation

September 25, 2022

Evanston Township High School students joined about 250 people to protest for divestment from fossil fuels at this year’s Fridays For Future global climate strike at Pritzker Park.   Activist Greta...

A crowd of protesters holds signs on a street lined with skyscrapers.

Thousands march in downtown Chicago to protest overturning of Roe v. Wade

June 26, 2022

The first thing DePaul University sophomore Isabel Olivo saw when she woke up Friday was the news that Roe v. Wade had been overturned.  But she said she didn’t feel sad — she was livid. She...

A crowd gathered at Federal Plaza in Chicago Saturday afternoon for what organizers called “We Won’t Go Back: Rally to Defend Abortion Rights.” The rally was organized by a collection of Chicago activist organizations focused mainly on women’s rights and healthcare rights. The protest comes after a draft of a Supreme Court decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade leaked last week.

Thousands gather in Chicago to march for reproductive justice following Roe v. Wade opinion leak

May 9, 2022

Content Warnings: this article contains mentions of suicide and sexual assault.  With a cardboard sign in hand, Ren Roths stood along Congress Plaza Drive in Grant Park Saturday afternoon chanting...

Protesters with buildings in the background.

Northwestern students rally in downtown Chicago for abortion access

May 8, 2022

Northwestern students and staff joined hundreds of people rallying in downtown Chicago Saturday for the right to an abortion without excessive federal restriction. The rally was part of a network of protests...

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