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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


The brick Family Focus Center building with an American flag hanging in front.

Family Focus meeting addresses upcoming renovations, program improvements

February 17, 2023

Family Focus leadership discussed the timeline for building renovations at a Thursday meeting.  Currently located at 2010 Dewey Ave., Family Focus provides early childhood development programs and...

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District 65 staff hosts information session on new 5th Ward school plans

October 26, 2022

Staff members from Evanston/Skokie School District 65 updated residents and parents on the progress of a new 5th Ward school Tuesday night, which is set to open as early as the 2025-26 school year.  Hosted...

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Grounding for Public Service Club explores relationship between Northwestern and Evanston

October 13, 2022

SESP junior Lily Ng baked about 300 zucchini muffins as part of her summer internship. While delicious, they were not for her enjoyment — Ng was working for Evanston Grows, an organization that fights...

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Family Focus requests $3 million in ARPA funds from Housing and Community Development Committee

May 19, 2022

Family Focus requested $3 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding in a Tuesday night presentation to Evanston’s Housing and Community Development Committee. Originally opened in Evanston in 1976,...

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‘A sense of continuity’: Foster and King Lab alums reflect on the schools’ legacies

May 3, 2022

When Kimberly Holmes-Ross attended the Martin Luther King Jr. Laboratory School in the 5th Ward from 1969 to 1974, she said her education was carried out with intention and “magic.” “We danced,...

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