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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

Evanston’s Mental Health Board in November 2018. The board tries to allocate funds toward areas that people do not typically consider as being connected to mental health issues.

Evanston supports underserved pockets of mental health services

May 17, 2019

May is Mental Health Month, and through public services, Evanston is working to address mental health issues in areas often not considered. In the city’s 2019 budget, the Mental Health Board allocated...

Residents and Community members gather at Twiggs Park for the Fifth Ward Festival. The festival featured information booths in addition to food vendors and entertainment acts to help promote the end of gun violence.

Fifth Ward Festival helps bring community together to combat gun violence at Twiggs Park

August 28, 2016

Although the ground was wet and muddy, the sun stayed out to blanket those at Twiggs Park attending the Fifth Ward Festival on Saturday. Put together by “Dear Evanston,” Citizens Greener Evanston,...

Monique Brunson Jones, CEO of Evanston Community Foundation, speaks at the kick-off of Dance Marathon on Friday night. ECF has been DMs secondary beneficiary for 19 years.

New Dance Marathon committee focuses on relationship with second beneficiary Evanston Community Foundation

March 5, 2016

In its 19th year of partnership with the Evanston Community Foundation, Dance Marathon’s inaugural community engagement committee worked to emphasize DM’s relationship with its secondary beneficiary. The...

Evanston Public Library to host free clinic on how to clear criminal records

February 26, 2016

The Evanston Public Library will host a free record-cleaning clinic March 19 in partnership with the city and the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy. The clinic is focused on how and why to clear...

Northwestern alumna Jeanne Bishop signs a copy of her book, Change of Heart, a story about the 1990 Winnetka murder of Bishops sister and brother-in-law. Bishop spoke about forgiveness and healing at Bookends & Beginnings Tuesday evening and led a discussion about criminal justice.

Northwestern alum Jeanne Bishop speaks on criminal justice reform, sister’s death

July 22, 2015

Public defender and author Jeanne Bishop (Medill ’81, School of Law ’84) spoke Tuesday evening at Bookends & Beginnings about the tragedy that struck her family more than 25 years ago and shared...

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