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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


Voting for participatory budgeting had an 8.6% turnout from the community — one of the highest in the country.

New community group, Open Democracy Evanston, picks up where participatory budgeting left off

February 19, 2024

Following one of the most successful participatory budgeting programs in the country, Evanston’s City Council decided not to fund a PB cycle for 2024. Now, the team behind PB has organized a new project...

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Participatory Budgeting voting deadline draws near

September 28, 2023

Community members have until midnight this Saturday to vote in Evanston’s participatory budgeting program. Voters are required to register online prior to voting in person or online. Members of the...

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The Daily Explains: Here’s how to vote on participatory budgeting in Evanston

September 21, 2023

Evanston’s participatory budgeting voting process will close in eight days — but until then, residents still have an opportunity to cast a ballot. Their votes will determine how City Council allocates...

A red-and-white striped tent sits in front of trees.

Annual Garden Fair brings unique plants to a resurgent Evanston gardening community

May 21, 2023

One might expect people to purchase kettle corn or funnel cakes from a red-and-white striped tent. But the one set up at Independence Park on Friday and Saturday wasn’t hosting a carnival, and the patrons...

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‘Democracy working in action’: Evanston, NU collaborate on participatory budgeting pilot program

April 18, 2023

Evanston received $43 million from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021 and 2022 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoping to identify areas of need, the city put $3 million toward a novel solution:...

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