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


Mayor Steve Hagerty. Hagerty emphasized to Evanston residents that COVID-19 crisis efforts need to continue.

Evanston state of emergency extended to May 11

April 13, 2020

Evanston City Council unanimously passed a resolution extending the city’s state of emergency to May 11 on Monday, via a Zoom meeting. The state of emergency, originally established on March 15 by...

The myth of the ‘great equalizer’: Preliminary data show Black Evanston residents contract virus at higher rates

The myth of the ‘great equalizer’: Preliminary data show Black Evanston residents contract virus at higher rates

April 11, 2020

The novel coronavirus has upended life as many Americans know it. Spreading across the country like wildfire, it has affected nearly every state and territory, leading some to call the virus the “great...

As temperatures rise, social distancing measures ignored by Evanston residents

April 8, 2020

This article has since been retracted because the sources misrepresented their ages to the reporter without her knowledge. They are minors and ineligible to be published in The Daily without express parental...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces shelter in place guidelines during a Friday press conference.

Gov. Pritzker issues “shelter-in-place” order, effective Saturday

March 20, 2020

All 12.6 million Illinois residents are to “shelter in place” starting Saturday at 5 p.m. as part of the state’s latest effort to slow the COVID-19 outbreak, Gov J.B. Pritzker announced at a press...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Pritzker announced Friday that schools across the state would close until March 30 to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus.

Pritzker announces statewide K-12 school closures until end of March

March 15, 2020

COVID-19 News All schools, both public and private, will be closed across the state from Tuesday until the end of the month in an effort to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, also known as the novel...

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