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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


In Focus: Fifth Ward residents advocate for neighborhood school in historical building

In Focus: Fifth Ward residents advocate for neighborhood school in historical building

June 1, 2018

In the 1960s, Jerome Summers was among the first group of students bussed from the only neighborhood school in the historically black 5th Ward to a majority-white school outside of the ward — an effort...

Evanston’s equity and empowerment coordinator Patricia Efiom speaks at a 5th Ward meeting on Thursday. Efiom spoke about equity’s role in the priority-based budgeting that Evanston will work on in preparation for the upcoming budget deficit.

Officials conduct workshop with 5th Ward residents on upcoming city budget deficit

April 20, 2018

Residents of the 5th Ward participated in the first priority-based budgeting workshop at a meeting Thursday in anticipation of the projected city budget deficit for fiscal year 2019. City manager Wally...

Housing, youth employment discussed at Fifth Ward meeting

October 20, 2016

Some Fifth Ward residents said Thursday that affordable housing solutions and the continuation of the Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program are the most crucial parts of the 2017 proposed budget to...

Guirgis: Seek diverse experiences in Evanston outside campus bounds

October 3, 2016

Somewhere along the way, on a walk to a Jamaican restaurant that was only supposed to be seven minutes long, I recognized the signs of home: dilapidated storefronts, cars that weren’t shiny and new,...

Residents walk, talk about creating peace in Evanston

September 10, 2012

Margaret Nelson said she dreams of walking through Evanston to catch the night sky over Lake Michigan. The city's crime is the only thing between her and that scenic stroll, she said. Nelson, a volunteer...

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