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

The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The sign is dark brown, the building’s walls are a reddish brown brick with a lighter brown at the bottom.

NAACP Evanston Branch prioritizes health and youth opportunities at town hall

January 13, 2022

Evanston/Northshore NAACP provided residents with an update on the last year of initiatives and shared committee updates at a virtual town hall Wednesday.  Third Vice President Sharon Weeks said the...

An exterior shot of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, a red-brick building with a tan stone entryway, big silver lettering and a black door with a curved windowpane.

Lionel Jean-Baptiste honored with new street name for aldermanic, judicial career

December 21, 2021

The city recognized former 2nd Ward alderperson Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste with an honorary street renaming last week for his decades of public service.  The portion of McDaniel Avenue between Crain...

State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) in front of the war memorial at Fountain Square in Evanston at 11am Thursday. The press conference raised awareness for his bill addressing systemic racism in Illinois K-12 education, which emphasizes teaching black history as vibrant and essential to American history.

State Rep. La Shawn Ford, Evanston community discuss anti-racism in K-12 education

June 25, 2020

State Rep. La Shawn Ford (D-Chicago) and Evanston community leaders advocated for a bill at a Thursday press conference that could address systemic racism in Illinois K-12 education. HB4954, sponsored...

MSNBC contributor Jill Wine-Banks speaks at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Tuesday. The event, hosted by Indivisible Evanston, focused on increasing civic engagement in the 2020 election.

MSNBC contributor, local activist push voter turnout in 2020

October 22, 2019

Ahead of the 2020 election, MSNBC contributor Jill Wine-Banks and the Evanston NAACP’s civic engagement chair Willie Shaw urged Evanston residents at a Tuesday event to get out the vote and stay engaged. Invisible...

Martinez: Dolezal documentary more damaging than helpful

Martinez: Dolezal documentary more damaging than helpful

May 2, 2018

Last week, Netflix released “The Rachel Divide,” its documentary about Rachel Dolezal, a former NAACP chapter president who made headlines in 2015 after being outed as a white woman presenting herself...

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