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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


Community members get samples from various local food vendors at the fourth annual Taste of Evanston. Evanston’s food pantries and their partner businesses will continue to serve meals to food-insecure residents this winter.

Evanston food pantries and soup kitchens prepare for winter

January 21, 2021

Navigating post-holiday lulls and cold weather complications, Evanston’s food pantries and their partner businesses will continue to serve meals to food-insecure residents this winter. Leslie Shulruff,...

A volunteer packs produce at the Greater Chicago Food Depository’s warehouse.

Evanston food assistance programs adapt to pandemic precautions amidst growing food insecurity

July 6, 2020

Over three months after Illinois began implementing statewide stay-at-home orders and precautions to address the COVID-19 pandemic, Evanston food assistance programs are settling into a new normal of socially...

Of the 1,214 Evanston residents served at the James Park food pantry last week, the city served 526 children and 180 seniors, Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) said.

As food insecurity rates balloon, city officials open emergency pantry at James Park

April 26, 2020

As unemployment numbers skyrocket, Evanston food pantries report a dramatic increase in demand. In response, the city opened an emergency food pantry at James Park on April 15. “People are finding...

The Producemobile at Fleetwood-Jourdain on April 23. The distribution center provides fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income Cook County residents.

Producemobile opens temporary second location to provide fresh produce to low-income residents

May 1, 2019

Evanston’s Producemobile, a distribution center that provides fresh fruits and vegetables to low-income residents, has opened a temporary second location at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. ...

Actors E. Faye Butler (right) and Kei Rawlins star in Chicago Children’s Theatre’s “Last Stop on Market Street.” The show opens Tuesday and is based on a picture book of the same name.

NU professor directs new theater show emphasizing giving back, community outreach

April 19, 2018

Giving back and realizing one’s self worth — regardless of background — are both central themes in Chicago Children’s Theatre’s production “Last Stop on Market Street,” which follows a day...

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