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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


Laura Kipnis. The Communication professor signed a controversial letter along with 150 others including J.K. Rowling and Noam Chomsky. A response, signed by Medill lecturer Arionne Nettles and over 160 others, named specific incidents in which black people were silenced by their institutions.

Northwestern academics clash with opposing letters on free speech, cancel culture

July 12, 2020

On July 7, Harper’s Magazine published a letter on free speech and “cancel culture” signed by Communication Prof. Laura Kipnis. A response published Friday in The Objective, signed by Medill lecturer...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Rue Simmons told residents there would no longer be a new development at Emerson Street and Jackson Street.

Developer scraps plan for Emerson and Jackson projects after residents raise concerns

April 11, 2019

After hearing resident concerns, Domanus Development will no longer be pursuing a residential development at Emerson Street and Jackson Street in the 5th Ward. Instead, the company will begin planning...

Harley Clarke Community members gather at Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center on Thursday. Attendees heard about different strategies for preserving the mansion.

Harley Clarke advocates receive recommendations from other preservation projects in Illinois

April 4, 2019

Garnering community involvement is essential in attempting to save historic buildings such as the Harley Clarke Mansion, Deb Kuntzi said at a Harley Clarke Community meeting Thursday. “Your greatest...

The intersection of Central Street and Lincolnwood Drive in the 6th Ward. The ward’s business district is filled with local shops that have been there for decades.

At Evanston’s northwest border, 6th Ward maintains a close-knit, multigenerational community

May 23, 2017

John Kessler spent decades building floats for Evanston’s 4th of July parade, which runs along Central Street in the 6th Ward. Kessler, a retired Evanston schoolteacher, began making the floats with...

A sign overlooking Lake Michigan marks the entrance to Evanston in the 3rd Ward. The ward is close to Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood and allows residents to commute quickly to Chicago via its Main Street Metra and CTA stations.

Chicago access, small businesses underscore 3rd Ward’s progressive identity

May 22, 2016

On May 17, 1970, prompted by the student strikes and shooting at Kent State University earlier that month, residents of the 1100 and 1200 blocks of Hinman Avenue, situated in the 3rd Ward, declared independence...

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