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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


A person wearing white and a black coat looks at the camera on a cold day.

Patricia Gregory, 2nd Ward candidate, talks Evanston houselessness and community leadership experiences

March 15, 2023

As a gym teacher and union representative at Lincoln Elementary School, Parks and Recreation Board member and community “role model,” Patricia Gregory said she’s learned the importance of listening...

A green ball moves in front of a green figure holding a pickleball paddle.

Local picklers rally around shot at new pickleball courts

February 21, 2023

Every winter morning, dozens of pickleball players pour into the McGaw YMCA, looking to test their skills and enjoy the company of a growing community. “There were eight people (on the YMCA mailing...

An illustration with four rows of people against an orange background. Some of the people are not filled to represent vacancies.

City board, commission and committee vacancies prompt community members to call for more power, transparency

February 12, 2023

Evanston Public Library board members ostensibly serve three-year terms. But, after four members’ terms expired in the past few years, Board President Tracy Fulce said City Council has yet to fill their...

City Council allocated funding to make masonry and roof repairs to the fog houses next to the Harley Clarke mansion in the 2017 budget. The fog houses are used for summer parks programming.

City’s response to Harley Clarke Mansion plan: A sigh of relief

September 18, 2016

After four years of debate over the fate of the Harley Clarke Mansion — a hulking, ivy-colored structure on Sheridan Road — City Council finally struck a deal, albeit temporary. “We were trying...

Katie Young, a student at Lincolnwood Elementary School, speaks about Penny Park to Evanston City Council. Young submitted a petition signed by classmates calling for the park not to get demolished.

Evanston aldermen pass Penny Park decision to city board

January 26, 2015

Evanston City Council on Monday voted unanimously to pass the decision on how to approach the Penny Park redesign project to the city's Parks and Recreation Board. The board will determine how to address current...

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