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

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

The Daily Northwestern

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz. He will be leaving Evanston after 10 years to start as the city administrator of Issaquah, Washington.

After 10 years in Evanston, city manager trades Great Lakes for West Coast

September 22, 2019

After a decade in Evanston, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz heading to Issaquah, Washington, where he will start as the new city administrator at the end of the month. To honor the occasion, city and...

Aldric Martinez-Olson, ETHS senior and student organizer, speaks to the crowd of 400 community members gathered for the climate strike. Students demanded climate justice in addition to climate action.

Evanston Township High School students join in global climate strike movement

September 22, 2019

Evanston Township High School students chanted “there’s no planet B,” as they marched to Fountain Square, joining a worldwide, youth-led movement to raise awareness about the dangers of climate change....

Graduate students march to the Rebecca Crown Center to secure sixth-year funding from The Graduate School. The passage of Illinois House Bill 253 would be a significant win for graduate students, who have been pushing for rights as employees instead of students.

Illinois House bill would classify graduate and research assistants as employees

May 9, 2019

A House bill making its way through the state Senate would give graduate and research assistants the same labor rights as other educational employees. The bill, sponsored by state Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview),...

Ralph Martire, president and executive director of the Center for Budget and Tax Accountability, discusses Illinois’ budget and Pritzker’s Fair Income Tax. The town hall meeting took place Tuesday April 16 at Evanston Public Library.

Evanston residents gather to hear Pritzker’s budget plan, expressing concern over proposed pension liabilities

April 17, 2019

The Center for Tax and Budget Accountability and the office of Illinois Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) hosted a town hall Tuesday night to give residents an overview of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposed Fair...

Evanston Township High School, 1600 Dodge Ave. Evanston Township High School/District 202 and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 both meet the minimum requirements enacted by recent Illinois state law for an black history unit.

Law mandates black history curriculum in all Illinois public schools

January 11, 2019

Illinois public elementary and high schools — as well as state and community colleges — must include a black history unit, according to a law that went into effect Jan. 1. The law mandates that...

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