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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


The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. A purple flower stands in the foreground in front of the red and white brick building.

Evanston Corporation Counsel will leave Evanston on Aug. 11

July 26, 2023

Evanston Corporation Counsel Nicholas Cummings will resign his position effective Aug. 11, the city announced Tuesday. He will leave for another position as General Counsel of the Chicago Park District.  Cummings...

Mayor Daniel Biss sits behind a desk and speaks into a microphone.

‘Grim, sobering’: Evanston City Council OKs elevator repairs, talks failing infrastructure

June 14, 2023

City Council unanimously voted to put more than $500,000 toward emergency repairs for the elevator at Police and Fire Headquarters Monday night. But the elderly elevator provided a peephole into a larger...

Ald. Jonathan Nieuwsma sits behind a desk and speaks into a microphone.

City Council approves Connections for the Homeless rooming house permit, signs operating agreement

May 22, 2023

City Council voted Monday to approve a special use permit for Connections for the Homeless to operate a rooming house at the Margarita Inn. Connections, an Evanston-based nonprofit, has been offering...

A brick building that has a sign saying “City of Evanston Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center.”

Sarah Flax becomes city’s permanent community development director

May 1, 2023

Sarah Flax was appointed Evanston’s community development director after serving as the interim director since August 2022, the city announced in a March news release.  Flax has worked for Evanston...

People stand on the sidewalk next to several restaurants, including Prairie Moon.

Some Evanston residents say they received limited city communication during Clark Street Beach shooting

April 14, 2023

Content warning: This article contains mentions of gun violence and death. At about 8:10 p.m. on Wednesday, Evanston Police Department first responded to reports of shots on Clark Street Beach.  The...

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