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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 photo of the outside of the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Education Center. On the outside of the building, letters spell out the name of the center.

District 65 Student Assignment Project gets input on magnet schools, school boundaries

January 30, 2022

Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Student Assignment Project committee held a meeting Saturday to gather community input on magnet school programs and school zones. The committee was launched by...

The Reparations Ambassadors program is made up of white and non-black people of color who will take on the responsibility of educating others and fundraising.

“Generations of pain”: The road to reparations in Evanston

May 29, 2020

Maria Murray was 15 years old in 1855 when she was purchased out of slavery by a white family and brought to work as an indentured servant in their Evanston home. She was one of Evanston’s first black...

Evanston Police Department officials James Pickett, Jeff Faison, Tom Giese and Ryan Glew sit on a panel at a town hall meeting Thursday. The panel discussed the need for increased communication and transparency between police and community members.

EPD officers discuss transparency, community relations at town hall

February 22, 2019

A panel of Evanston Police Department officials encouraged more transparency and open communication between police officers and community members at a town hall meeting Thursday. The meeting was the...

Diversity consultant Gilo Kwesi Logan speaks during a discussion in February. Logan was among five panelists who discussed the importance of history as it pertains to the future of the Evanston black community Saturday night.

Panel discusses history, future of Evanston’s black community

September 18, 2016

A film and panel explored the history of Evanston’s black community Saturday, touching on progress that has been made and where change is still needed toward racial equality. The documentary, titled...

Evanston Police Department is planning to introduce a new diversity training curriculum for its officers with a focus on specific community needs. The year-long program will debut this spring.

Evanston police plan community-specific diversity training for officers

November 22, 2015

Evanston Police Department is developing a new curriculum for its diversity and inclusion program amid continuing tensions between police forces and their communities nationwide. Gov. Bruce Rauner...

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