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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


Two participants give their red envelopes to the lion dancers.

Evanston rings in the Year of the Snake with Lunar New Year festival

January 26, 2025

Enjoying a lion dance and activities like mahjong, Evanston residents gathered to ring in the Year of the Snake on Sunday at the city’s Lunar New Year celebration. Mayor Daniel Biss spoke at the event...

Evanston offers 25 polling locations on election day.

Where to vote in Evanston for the 2024 Election

October 30, 2024

With just six days to go until the 2024 general election, having a voting plan can save you time and energy on the day of.  Although only the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center is open as an early voting...

Each summer, Evanston organizations put together programs to offer residents, especially students, free meals.

Evanston summer programs offer free meals, produce for youth

June 9, 2024

  Several Evanston organizations will offer free hot and cold meals this summer starting June 10th. Here is where you can find them:  McGaw YMCA: The summer food program at the McGaw YMCA...

The camp has hosted traditional overnight summer camps for children from third through 11th grade, as well as family camps for whole families to join in the activities, since 1924.

‘Like a small city’: Camp Echo, an Evanston fixture, celebrates centennial

February 5, 2024

​​Terry Brenner, then a recent high school graduate, joined Camp Echo as a seasonal worker in the 1980s, where she met her future husband, Jon Brenner. She said late-night conversations in cabins turned...

A photo of the exterior of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center.

The Daily Explains: What’s in Evanston’s proposed 2024 budget?

November 8, 2023

City Council is scheduled to vote on the city’s fiscal year 2024 proposed budget on Nov. 27. Since the budget was published online Oct. 6, councilmembers and residents have raised concerns about various...

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