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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on a snowy day. The walls are a dark red-brown brick and the sign outside is a dark brown. White snow is on the ground and on the trees.

Rapid Recap: City Council votes on hazard pay, vaccination requirements

January 25, 2022

City Council referred a motion to approve hazard pay for city essential workers to the Economic Development Committee Monday. The council also passed a resolution requiring all councilmembers be fully...

Three vaccine needles vertically oriented in a row with a blue background behind each.

Evanston COVID-19 positivity rate sees almost 2 percentage point reduction

January 21, 2022

Evanston saw an almost two percentage point decrease in its seven-day moving average positivity rate this week compared to last. The average seven-day positivity rate among residents decreased to 4.16%...

A hand holds a vaccine needle in the middle of several yellow plus signs on a blue gradient background.

Evanston COVID-19 cases this week comprise almost 10% of all-time cases in the city

January 14, 2022

Evanston saw a one-third increase in new COVID-19 cases this week compared to last, accounting for almost 10% of total confirmed cases in the city since March 2020. In the last seven days, the city...

Vaccine vials and a syringe are surrounded by red and green COVID-19 particles on a blue background.

City COVID-19 positivity rate declines, new positive cases on the rise

January 6, 2022

While Evanston saw more total cases this week compared to last week, the average COVID-19 positivity rate per day over the last seven days is declining. In the last seven days, the city saw 663 new...

An illustration of a person’s arm being vaccinated behind a blue background. The person being vaccinated wears a white t-shirt with their sleeve rolled up as a long needle punctures their arm. There are three hands wearing blue gloves holding a vial of the vaccine, touching the person’s arm and administering the vaccine.

Children ages 5 to 11 now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

November 5, 2021

Children ages 5 through 11 years old should be vaccinated with the Pfizer COVID-19 pediatric vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended earlier this week. Other vaccines continue...

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