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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


Voting for participatory budgeting had an 8.6% turnout from the community — one of the highest in the country.

New community group, Open Democracy Evanston, picks up where participatory budgeting left off

February 19, 2024

Following one of the most successful participatory budgeting programs in the country, Evanston’s City Council decided not to fund a PB cycle for 2024. Now, the team behind PB has organized a new project...

Illustration of several human figures with a light bulb signifying ideas above their heads. There are also dollar bills in the background.

‘Democracy working in action’: Evanston, NU collaborate on participatory budgeting pilot program

April 18, 2023

Evanston received $43 million from the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021 and 2022 to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hoping to identify areas of need, the city put $3 million toward a novel solution:...

Sketches of Asian people in several scenarios. Some hold “Stop Asian Hate” signs and others stand in front of Asian flags.

‘More representation, more visibility’: Evanston’s Asian American community claims its voice in participatory budgeting

February 2, 2023

When Melissa Raman Molitor, a first-generation Filipino-Indian-American, moved to Evanston in 2011, she saw little recognition for the city’s Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander American community.  “There...

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ETHS student activists lead first Climate Justice Conference

April 21, 2022

Student activist Emmet Ebels-Duggan said they wanted students to leave Evanston Township High School’s inaugural Climate Justice Conference feeling energized, educated and hopeful. “Information...

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Indivisible Northwestern partners with undergraduates seeking the Civic Engagement Certificate

January 10, 2022

Indivisible Northwestern is partnering with undergraduate students seeking the School of Education and Social Policy’s Civic Engagement Certificate to encourage more students to become civically engaged...

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