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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 Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. Last May, City Council passed an ordinance and a resolution regarding restorative justice practices.

Evanston makes progress on restorative justice implementation

October 15, 2019

Evanston is encouraging an increase in the use of restorative justice when handling juvenile cases, following the approval of an ordinance and resolution last May. Restorative justice practices offer...

Artwork on walls of the Evanston Family Focus Center, 2010 Dewey Ave. The center opened in Evanston in 1976 to provide community and encourage childhood development.

Evanston Organizes: Family Focus provides long-standing sense of community in 5th Ward

April 25, 2019

This story is part of a series of profiles of activist and community groups across Evanston. On any given day after school, children shuffle from program to program at Evanston Family Focus. Located...

A panel discusses a documentary about fatherhood. Family Focus hosted an event about empowering fathers in community spaces.

Documentary screening prompts discussion on engaging fathers in parenthood

February 22, 2019

Evanston community members envisioned spaces to empower fathers at a documentary screening and panel discussion Thursday. The conversation, which took place at Family Focus, focused on the importance...

Sarah Flax, Evanston’s housing and grants administrator, works with the community housing issues. The city is asking for public feedback on their plan for federal funding use in 2017.

Action plan tries to minimize possible damage from state and federal funding shortfalls

October 19, 2016

The city has released its proposed 2017 Action Plan for housing funds, despite uncertainty surrounding funding and grant money. The plan, released at the end of last week, includes the city’s goals...

Evanston fundraiser raises more than $27K for youth education programs

March 5, 2014

An Evanston fundraiser held Feb. 27 raised more than $27,000 for programs to assist early childhood education, teen parents and low income families. The Infant Welfare Society of Evanston hosted its...

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