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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


Residents of the target areas may apply for up to $2,000 in funding per project within the 2nd, 5th, 8th and 9th wards by March 7.

Application opens for Evanston Love Your Block service grants

February 18, 2025

Applications have opened for the Love Your Block Grant Program, an initiative to support resident-powered service projects within target Evanston neighborhoods. According to a city news release sent...

Marsae Mitchell danced as she performed a libation to honor her ancestors.

MLK Day celebration highlights women’s legacy in the Civil Rights Movement

January 21, 2025

Evanston residents celebrated women’s role in the Civil Rights Movement at an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy Saturday.  The city’s MLK Day of Celebration, held at the Fleetwood-Jourdain...

The Levy Senior Center is one of the six warming centers providing refuge for Evanston residents next week.

Evanston extends warming center hours ahead of January chill

January 16, 2025

Evanston announced it will extend its warming center hours over the weekend and into next week as the city plummets to subzero temperatures and blustery, snowy weather.  According to the National Weather...

The city’s Summer Food Program has now expanded to seven sites, serving almost 24,000 free lunches and 16,000 free breakfasts to youth across Evanston this year, program coordinator Marchelle Bonner said.

‘It’s the highlight of the day’: Summer Food Program serves children, inspires involvement

November 14, 2024

Evanston resident Martin Mancera was looking for a job in 1999. Through someone he knew at the Robert Crown Community Center, he found one as a bilingual park assistant at Clyde-Brummel Park in south Evanston. There,...

Election workers help residents vote at the Robert Crown Community Center.

Evanston voters resoundingly support Vice President Kamala Harris in The Daily’s exit surveys

November 5, 2024

Evanston residents flocked to the polls Tuesday despite a deluge of rain. Many voters were driven by two main issues in the 2024 presidential election: preserving democracy and protecting reproductive...

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