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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

Ald. Devon Reid (8th) sits at his desk at City Council.

Reparations Committee approves direct cash payment option for Restorative Housing Program recipients

March 16, 2023

The Reparations Committee approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s Restorative Housing Program Thursday morning.  This decision adds another option to the program’s...

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Reparations Committee approves direct cash payments for two recipients, announces progress on community survey

March 3, 2023

The Reparations Committee voted 4-1 to amend Evanston’s Restorative Housing Program to allow two recipients to receive benefits in the form of direct cash payments during its Thursday meeting. The...

Kenneth Wideman, his hands folded in his lap, sits in a chair in front of a window.

‘Nothing is etched in stone’: Reparations recipients ask city to use money for rent as deadline approaches

March 1, 2023

Kenneth Wideman has lived in Evanston nearly his entire life. He tells people how much he loves his hometown whenever he travels, he said.  “I was raised here,” Wideman said. “My blood is here.” His...

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Evanston selects winners in first youth art contest

February 8, 2023

The Reparations Committee and Evanston Arts Council selected four winners in the city’s first-ever youth art contest. The prompt for the contest was the question, “What comes to mind when you think...

Singing siblings Charity, Chamaya, Chantal and Carlis Moody perform as part of Sunday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The celebration aimed to unite the Evanston community through art.

Local artists celebrate life, legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

January 16, 2023

The Music Institute of Chicago and the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre brought together creators across disciplines Sunday to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr., marking the first collaboration between...

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