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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

“Changing Times,” which opened to the public on Sunday, is the Evanston History Center’s new exhibit celebrating their 125th anniversary.

Evanston History Center commemorates 125th anniversary

November 12, 2023

The Evanston History Center celebrated 125 years of researching, preserving and sharing the city’s history with the unveiling of a new exhibit at its open house on Sunday. The event welcomed around...

A portrait of a man in a suit superimposed on a sepia-toned image of an old plane.

Time Capsule: Remembering aviator Fred Hutcherson Jr., Evanston’s ‘hometown hero’

February 23, 2023

In this series, The Daily is diving into key historical events and researching prominent figures from Evanston and Northwestern’s pasts. Fred Hutcherson Jr., a self-taught aviator, was one of the...

A slide that reads “Honoring a Historic Community” with an old brick building behind the text and a map of Evanston in the background.

Evanston History Center hosts virtual tour of Evanston’s eight African American Heritage sites

October 6, 2022

The Evanston History Center hosted a presentation Thursday night to virtually walk residents through eight different Evanston sites that symbolized the role Black residents played in the city’s history.   The...

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“Holding space” in history, The Kitchen Table Stories Project sheds light on the ASPA experience in Evanston

May 10, 2022

Signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker in July, the Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History Act made Illinois the first state to mandate Asian American history be taught in public schools.  Following...

Dino Robinson Jr. stands between two shelves of archival documents.

Local historians win award for report on Evanston’s history of racial discrimination

February 20, 2022

Local historians Dino Robinson Jr. and Jenny Thompson won a national award Wednesday for their report on Evanston’s history of racial discrimination.  The report, titled “Evanston Policies and...

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