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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


Evanston elementary school’s new look earns design award

May 9, 2013

With a new vegetable garden and stairwells with glass walls, Lincoln Elementary School’s new look has earned honors from a national design magazine. The Evanston school’s renovation project, completed...

Comcast's Internet Essentials program provides low-income families with access to Internet at a reduced rate. Nearly 16,000 families in Cook County have taken advantage of the program, more than any other county in the country.

Comcast, Cook County connect low-income families to Internet

April 8, 2013

A partnership between Cook County and Comcast has allowed thousands of low-income families across the county to receive cheap Internet access, but the program remains underutilized in Evanston. With...

Evanston-Skokie District 65 reports Internet, phone outage

January 10, 2013

Evanston-Skokie District 65 schools had no phone or Internet Thursday afternoon due to an issue with service provider Comcast. Phones were operating, however, at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center, according...

Evanston middle school renovations to fight overcrowding issue

November 26, 2012

The Evanston-Skokie District 65 school board approved major renovations last week for two middle schools, months after the March referendum to build a new school in the 5th Ward to address overcrowding...

Five District 65 schools ranked top 100 by Chicago Sun-Times

November 8, 2012

The majority of Evanston/Skokie District 65 schools landed in the top 10 percent in the Chicago Sun-Times’ annual ranking of Illinois public schools. Five schools were ranked in the top 100: Dewey...

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