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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 exterior of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center from the front, with weeds growing in the foreground.

City manager finalists Poche, Fournier speak at virtual town hall

May 4, 2022

City manager candidates Snapper Poche and John Fournier spoke about their ideas for Evanston in a Tuesday virtual town hall moderated by Mayor Daniel Biss. Candidates answered questions submitted by...

The photo is of the brick McCormick Journalism Center, showing the name of the building.

New Medill scholarship memorializes social justice reporter and alum Darran Simon

January 12, 2022

Medill’s newest scholarship for graduate students dedicated to social justice reporting honors renowned journalist Darran Simon (Medill ’04), who died in April 2020.  Once the Darran Simon Memorial...

On steps and in front of a statue, a large crowd mostly dressed in green-and-blue holds pro-nuclear signs. A speaker in all black stands at the podium.

Climate advocates, NU researchers promote clean energy to combat climate change

November 22, 2021

Climate advocacy groups, researchers and students in Illinois are at the forefront of a clean energy movement. They’re pushing for low-carbon energy sources and energy efficiency to slow the effects...

The exterior of the current Civic Center building on Ridge Avenue.

AECOM fraud lawsuit raises concerns about Civic Center relocation project

November 19, 2021

Friends of the Civic Center decried City Council’s vote to hire engineering company AECOM, which is currently embroiled in a federal fraud lawsuit, in a Thursday letter.  City Council voted to award...

Martinez: Coming to terms with Kanye’s tweets

Martinez: Coming to terms with Kanye’s tweets

April 24, 2018

Kanye West is back on Twitter. In typical Kanye fashion, West started posting sporadic self-help messages last week — advice about individuality, power hierarchies and original ideas. After deactivating...

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