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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


Volunteers from Northwestern University to Benefit Special Olympics play cornhole Saturday with people with special needs at the first-ever Special Needs Awareness Field Day Palooza. The event, co-sponsored by NUSO and Evanston Township High School’s Emerge leadership program, took place on the south end of the Lakefill.

ETHS, NUSO host first-ever Special Needs Awareness event

May 10, 2015

Despite blustery winds and brisk temperatures, students from Evanston Township High School Northwestern hosted their first-ever Special Needs Awareness Field Day Palooza on Saturday morning. Around...

Bonnie Humphrey, director of design and construction, defends Northwestern’s proposal for resubdividing the campus. The Evanston Preservation Commission evaluated the plan that would redraw the lines of Northwestern’s landmark status areas.

Northwestern proposes new campus subdivisions

February 11, 2015

The Evanston Preservation Commission heard a proposal Tuesday from Northwestern to alter the zoning boundaries of areas of campus east of Sheridan Road. Paul Weller, the director of facilities planning,...

A tree lies uprooted near the intersection of Foster Street and Orrington Avenue on Friday. High winds of about 40 mph hit the city, causing multiple trees to fall and Northwestern University Police to close the Lakefill due to strong waves from Lake Michigan.

High winds affect Northwestern, city during Halloween

October 31, 2014

Evanston’s Forestry Division reported 10 fallen trees in the city as a result of last week’s storm, according to city manager Wally Bobkiewicz. Severe weather hit Evanston and Northwestern on Friday,...

Police: 26 citations, no arrests on Dillo Day

June 3, 2014

There were no Dillo Day arrests this year, but 26 people received citations, police said. Northwestern students received 18 of the citations, a typical amount compared to that of recent years. Evanston...

Local food trucks diversify Dillo Day eating options

May 28, 2014

Ten of Chicago’s food trucks will be at Dillo Day all day Saturday to keep festival attendees nourished. The trucks, featuring a variety of cuisines, will be set up in the southern portion of the...

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