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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


Mayor Steve Hagerty at an event. The Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program will kick off with a job fair on Saturday, featuring new small businesses as potential employers.

Mayor’s summer employment program to add new small business employers this year

March 1, 2018

Hundreds of Evanston youths will gather at Evanston Township High School on Saturday to enter a gym full of potential summer employers. The Mayor’s Summer Youth Employment Program connects teens with...

A Six Flags roller coaster. The city will transport youth working at Six Flags this summer to their job site.

City to provide youth transportation for summer jobs

May 17, 2017

More flags, more jobs. While Six Flags has no plans to revive its popular marketing campaign any time soon, Evanston officials on May 5 announced a program to provide daily transportation for youth...

Students attend the 2015 mayor’s annual youth summer job fair at Evanston Township High School. In 2016, the Youth and Young Adults Division led the fair.

Evanston Youth and Young Adults Division employees awarded for service

April 21, 2016

Two officials in Evanston’s Youth and Young Adults Division received awards this week from Chicago area organizations for their service to the community. Kevin Brown, the program manager, and Porschia...

Around 50 Evanston residents gathered at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center Saturday for a free screening and subsequent discussion of Spike Lee’s movie “Chi-Raq.” The film, which was released in 2015, explores the issue of gun violence in Chicago.

Evanston residents discuss alleviating gun violence after ‘Chi-Raq’ screening

January 18, 2016

Around 50 Evanston residents discussed possible solutions to Chicago-area gun violence after city officials hosted a free screening of Spike Lee’s “Chi-Raq” at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center...

City Council ushers in new job training program

October 26, 2015

Aldermen on Monday approved a new job training program for at-risk Evanston residents launching next week. City Council unanimously agreed to allocate $24,000 lasting until the end of this year for...

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