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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

Running Dead: Zombies chase participants at annual Zombie Scramble

October 26, 2023

Evanston held its eighth annual Zombie Scramble on Saturday, Oct. 21. Zombie scramblers and volunteers came for a spooky evening and a fun time. Email: [email protected] Twitter:...

The Zombie Scramble began at the Ladd Arboretum, and continued through Butler Park and Twiggs Park.

Evanston celebrates Halloween season with eighth annual Zombie Scramble

October 23, 2023

With Halloween fast approaching, over 900 Evanston community members gathered Saturday for a spooky seasonal celebration — the eighth annual Zombie Scramble.  Event participants donned flag football...

Two fountains at the center of a pond spew water as ducks swim by.

Evanston receives grant to improve urban forest health in waterside parks

September 25, 2023

Evanston has received a $802,500 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service Agency to improve the health of the urban forest parks alongside Evanston’s Northshore Channel. The...

A white lighthouse stands with a green tree in the foreground.

From lighthouses to gardens, Evanston offers picturesque, natural hidden gems

May 25, 2023

Evanston is home to a variety of scenic green spaces and natural landmarks. The warm spring weather is reason enough to explore all corners of the community in search of its hidden gems. Here are just...

Zombies prep strategy for the Zombie Scramble. Evanston residents and Northwestern students dressed as zombies on Saturday for the sixth annual Zombie Scramble.

Zombies invade Evanston for sixth-annual scramble

November 3, 2019

While Halloween may have ended last Thursday, spooky season didn’t. Evanston hosted its sixth annual Zombie Scramble on Saturday, where families and children run from “zombies.” The zombies, volunteers...

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