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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


Emanuel nudged Northwestern officials on public Prentice campaign

November 14, 2012

Top University officials say they were caught off guard last summer when preservationist groups organized to virulently oppose demolition of the old Prentice Women’s Hospital. It took one of several...

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks decided Thursday to not recommend landmark status for the former site of Prentice Women's Hospital. The panel's vote clears the way for Northwestern's plan to build a new research facility at the same location.

Chicago panel turns down landmark status for old Prentice site

November 1, 2012

CHICAGO — The Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted 8-1 this evening to reject landmark status for the old Prentice Women’s Hospital, paving the way for Northwestern's plan to build a new research...

The Commission on Chicago Landmarks is expected to decide Thursday whether to recommend landmark status for the former site of Prentice Women's Hospital. The designation would make it harder for Northwestern to demolish the old building to make way for a new research facility.

In Focus: After decades-spanning strife, fate of former Prentice site nears

October 31, 2012

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday endorsed Northwestern’s plan to demolish the old Prentice Women’s Hospital and build a new biomedical research facility, lending one of the most authoritative...

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Tuesday endorsed Northwestern's plan to build a new research facility in place of the old Prentice Women's Hospital.

Emanuel endorses Northwestern’s plan for Prentice as commission slates issue

October 30, 2012

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel voiced his support today for Northwestern's controversial plan to tear down the former site of Prentice Women's Hospital and replace it with a biomedical research facility. "My...

Hernandez advocates for immigrants at One Book talk

October 24, 2012

Adolfo Hernandez, the director of Chicago’s Office for New Americans, spoke to Northwestern students and Evanston community members Tuesday evening about his efforts to make Chicago the “most immigrant-friendly...

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