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

Ald. Peter Braithwaite speaks into a microphone, with one hand pointing.

Reparations Committee discusses avenues to increase budget by $2.6 million

May 5, 2022

Evanston’s Reparations Committee discussed increasing the reparations budget by $2.6 million to support all Restorative Housing Program candidates in a Thursday meeting. “We are all very conscious...

The front of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center with plants in the foreground.

City Council initiates grant agreement process with the AUX to support Black-owned businesses

April 12, 2022

City Council unanimously authorized the city to negotiate a $1 million grant agreement with the AUX Monday. The AUX is a commercial hub development project centered around uplifting Black entrepreneurs...

Cars drive through a quiet street in downtown Evanston.

City Council allocates $2 million in ARPA funds to Northlight Theatre, facilitating return to Evanston

April 12, 2022

City Council voted Monday to allocate $2 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to Northlight Theatre. The money will support the construction of a new performing arts center in downtown Evanston. Originally...

The front of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center.

City Council allocates funds for walk-in mental health crisis center

March 29, 2022

City Council voted unanimously to fund the development of a walk-in mental health crisis center in Evanston with up to $900,000 from the American Rescue Plan Act on Monday.  Designed to emulate the...

The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, shot in ¾ view, with a light dusting of snow.

City Council honors William ‘Bill’ Logan Jr., Evanston’s first Black police chief

March 29, 2022

Evanston will rename a portion of McDaniel Ave between Nathaniel Place and Greenleaf Street after William ‘Bill’ Logan Jr., Evanston’s first Black Chief of Police, City Council decided Monday. Logan...

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