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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


 Slaughter Beach, Dog frontman Jake Ewald was one of the live performances at Thalia Hall last year, alternating between playful energy and endearing humility.

Five Evanston and Chicago live music venues to tune into this school year

September 24, 2024

Chicago, the birthplace of house, gospel and urban blues, has a lot to offer when it comes to live music. But, with 250 live music venues across the city, many students wonder where the best places are...

Podculture: Student film ‘When Time Stops’ tackles Chicago gentrification

Podculture: Student film ‘When Time Stops’ tackles Chicago gentrification

February 6, 2024

Northwestern students working on the student film “When Time Stops” aim to tell a culturally authentic story of gentrification in Pilsen. [sound from the movie set] ANITA LI: Eight months of...

Ortiz: Chuy García and the machine he wants to make

Ortiz: Chuy García and the machine he wants to make

February 28, 2023

In my eyes, the most exciting story in this Chicago election is that of Jesús "Chuy" García. I think it’s fascinating how he has tried to make a political machine in the last few years, and how that...

Bob’s Pizza’s storefront. The building is grey, the windows are brown, and the Bob’s Pizza sign is black, yellow and red with a pizza in the background.

Bob’s Pizza: From ghost kitchen to beloved bar

January 5, 2022

It was Medill freshman Alexia Kadota-Browner’s last night of Fall Quarter in Evanston.  She finished packing, scheduled an early morning Lyft to the airport, grabbed her bedazzled pink cowboy hat...

A black skyline of Chicago rests on a blue background.

Your guide to understanding and exploring the nation’s third most-populous city

August 16, 2021

During Wildcat Welcome, my Peer Adviser told me one of the biggest regrets that Northwestern seniors have is not exploring the city of Chicago more. Between a loaded schedule of classes, extracurriculars...

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