Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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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

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A reparations retrospective: Looking back at Evanston’s historic reparations initiative

May 25, 2023

Rose Cannon said she still remembers the excitement she felt at an early Evanston town hall on reparations in December 2019.  A few weeks prior, the city had become the first in the country to pass...

Kenneth Wideman, his hands folded in his lap, sits in a chair in front of a window.

‘Nothing is etched in stone’: Reparations recipients ask city to use money for rent as deadline approaches

March 1, 2023

Kenneth Wideman has lived in Evanston nearly his entire life. He tells people how much he loves his hometown whenever he travels, he said.  “I was raised here,” Wideman said. “My blood is here.” His...

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