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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

An exterior shot of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, a red-brick building with a tan stone entryway, big silver lettering and a black door with a curved windowpane.

Council introduces semi truck ban on certain streets, approves election matching fund

September 27, 2023

Evanston City Council introduced a new ordinance to ban semi trucks on streets surrounding Clesen Wholesale ― a wholesale vendor for garden retailers and landscapers ― and approved an ordinance to...

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City Council discusses water fund, parks updates for 2024 Capital Improvement Program

September 19, 2023

Evanston City Council discussed funding recommendations for improving the city’s water infrastructure, parks and recreational facilities at a special meeting Monday.  The projects are part of the...

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City Council talks funding, debates bonds for proposed 2024 Capital Improvement Program

September 18, 2023

Amid concerns of funding, Evanston City Council began discussing proposed 2024 Capital Improvement Program projects at a special meeting Monday night. The CIP typically allocates $40 to $90 million...

Mayor Daniel Biss sits behind a desk and speaks into a microphone.

‘Grim, sobering’: Evanston City Council OKs elevator repairs, talks failing infrastructure

June 14, 2023

City Council unanimously voted to put more than $500,000 toward emergency repairs for the elevator at Police and Fire Headquarters Monday night. But the elderly elevator provided a peephole into a larger...

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City Council adopts Fair Workweek ordinance

May 25, 2023

City Council adopted an ordinance Monday that will require employers to give workers a two-week notice of schedule changes and compensate them if any changes occur after. The ordinance, called Evanston’s...

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