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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


Evanston Fire Department collaborates on new hiring law

September 30, 2019

The Evanston Fire Department collaborated with local officials on a new law that creates a hiring preference for fire service career applicants with at least 600 hours of fire suppression work in a certified...

Free workshops, classes for District 65 families start next week

February 7, 2019

The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will offer four workshops and classes for family members in the district starting next week. District 65 is working with the Evanston Public Library and Oakton...

Founder and executive director of Curt’s Café Susan Trieschmann stands outside her Central Street location. Trieschmann was one of five Oakton Community College graduates who received the Distinguished Alumni award on Wednesday for their professional and community achievements.

Defying expectations: Curt’s Café owner honored with award

May 4, 2017

In high school, teachers told Susan Trieschmann that she wasn’t smart enough to go to college. “I spent 48 years of my life thinking something that wasn’t true, that my teachers in high school...

The Evanston/North Shore YWCA. The YWCA in partnership with Oakton Community College hosted the third annual domestic violence conference.

Local workshop focuses on preventing gender violence

April 28, 2017

Oakton Community College partnered with the Evanston/North Shore YWCA on Thursday to host the third annual gender violence conference. The workshop aims to educate people on gender violence prevention,...

Hecky Powell launched the Evanston Work Ethic program through the Forrest E. Powell Foundation this school year. The program is hoping to help ETHS students who aren’t interested in a four-year college with a trade career.

Hecky Powell’s foundation helps launch youth training program

September 21, 2016

The Forrest E. Powell Foundation — operated by the owner of Hecky’s Barbecue — is investing in helping high school students find career success through trade school. “I’ve discovered that...

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