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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

Blotter: Man arrested for battery, phone stolen on the train

February 24, 2020

A 20-year-old Evanston man was arrested Sunday for battery, Evanston police said. The incident occured on Oct. 27 last year when two cars pulled up to the same gas pump. A fight began and one man had...

A Pace bus passes under the CTA Purple Line.

Feeling Lost? Use this guide to Evanston and NU transit

August 21, 2018

Though it can seem overwhelming, navigating the transit around Evanston and Chicago is fairly simple with a Wildcard and a Ventra card. The options range from the the free Northwestern-run shuttle buses...

Group Spotlight – Northwestern Figure Skating Club provides a platform for synchronized skating

March 1, 2018

Pyeongchang isn't the only place where figure skaters are flocking. The Northwestern Figure Skating Club has developed its own synchronized skating group called the Purple Line.

The Chicago Transit Authority rolled out plans for a $1.1 billion Red and Purple Line Modernization project. The project is intended to decongest traffic near the Belmont station.

CTA receives $1.1 billion federal grant for Red, Purple lines

January 12, 2017

Commuters who ride the Evanston-servicing Red and Purple Lines will benefit from more than a billion dollars in federal grants to make the route more comfortable and accessible. The Chicago Transit...

8-year-old Evanston boy hit by CTA Purple Line train

May 30, 2016

An 8-year-old boy was hit by a Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line train Saturday afternoon and remains in critical condition, police said. Evanston police officers responded to the report of a juvenile...

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