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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Grace O’Connor and all four of her brothers are Northwestern Wildcats.

Q&A: St. Patrick’s Day Queen Grace O’Connor talks Chicago roots, Wildcat family

February 28, 2024

Grace O’Connor (Weinberg ’20) is many things: a corporate lawyer, a JD/MBA holder and a singer, to name a few. And this year, she’ll be the St. Patrick’s Day Queen in Chicago’s annual parade...

Participants in the Illinois Special Olympics Super Plunge run out of Lake Michigan after completing their fourth of 24 jumps into the lake. Approximately 55 people raised money and awareness this weekend for the organization through the event.

Special Olympics Super Plunge raises money, awareness on the shores of Lake Michigan

February 23, 2020

For most people, the idea of jumping into the 37-degree waters of Lake Michigan in the dead of winter is absurd, much less the idea of repeating that process hourly for 24 hours. But 55 participants...

Kellogg student Benjamin Dowell (right) participates in the Polar Plunge last year. Dowell is the captain of “The Kellogg Krushers,” and will embrace chilly waters to raise money for Special Olympics on March 1.

Kellogg Team to plunge into Lake Michigan for charity

February 26, 2015

A&E A team of Kellogg students called the Kellogg Ice Krushers will dive into the freezing waters of Lake Michigan from North Avenue Beach in Chicago for the Polar Plunge on Sunday. The Polar...

The New Trier Powerlifting Club team runs out of the water Saturday at the Polar Plunge in Evanston.  The event’s North Beach participants raised a total of more than $260,000.

Hundreds plunge into Lake Michigan to benefit Special Olympics

February 23, 2014

Hundreds of individuals raised  funds this weekend by entering the icy waters of Lake Michigan at North Beach for a "polar plunge" benefiting Special Olympics Illinois athletes. "It's the biggest...

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