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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


storefront with a yellow slope window awning with word “Edzo’s” in big bubble letters above “burger shop

Edzo’s Burger Shop returns with a soft reopening, revitalized interior

September 28, 2022

Edzo’s Burger Shop relaunched operations earlier this month following seven months behind closed doors. After closing temporarily in February due to COVID-19 restrictions and slow business with winter...

Graphic of five women with pro-abortion protest signs.

Local women-owned businesses raise almost $60,000 for Planned Parenthood IL

September 28, 2022

On a sunny July afternoon, more than 300 Evanston residents took to the streets ― to dance. A crowd of mostly women clad in colorful shirts that read “abortion is healthcare” and “bans off our...

The board in front of the Hemenway United Methodist Church reads “Hate Has No Home Here.

Puerta Abierta Preschool partners with Main-Dempster Mile, expands fundraising initiatives under new director

September 22, 2022

Under its new director, Puerta Abierta Preschool — Evanston’s sole Spanish-immersion preschool — has begun forging partnerships with the community through fundraising initiatives. Puerta Abierta...

An aerial shot of Evanston with a photoshopped pink sky.

Soaring hummingbirds and bright flowers: Art Encounter helps plan for a mural in the Custer Oasis

May 19, 2022

Under the train tracks on Main Street and along Custer Avenue, the walls are cracked, dry and covered in weeds. Local business owners Diana Hamann and Eric Young said they’ve been trying to cover the...

A woman stands in front of windows and beside a “Line Starts Here” sign.

Main-Dempster Mile hosts 4th annual Earth Day Neighborhood Cleanup

April 24, 2022

Evanston residents stood in a long line along Chicago Avenue Saturday — not for coffee or food, but for gloves and trash bags at the Main-Dempster Mile’s Earth Day Neighborhood Cleanup. The fourth...

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