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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


A young girl rides down Ridge Avenue during Bike the Ridge. The annual event was held on Sunday between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. and attracted many families.

Hundreds bike Ridge Avenue in annual event

September 30, 2013

Evanston shut down a two-mile stretch of Ridge Avenue on Sunday for hundreds of residents participating in the annual Bike the Ridge ride. The event, held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., attracted cyclists...

Sharon Eckersall

Sharon Eckersall remembered as ‘relentless, resilient’

September 26, 2013

Family members and friends gathered Thursday morning to remember Sharon Eckersall as a strong-willed public servant who had a soft spot for all types of animals. "She loved Evanston. She loved it with...

Blotter: Sept. 27

September 26, 2013

Police: Chicago man took whiskey from Jewel Osco A Chicago man is accused of stealing five bottles of whiskey from the Jewel-Osco near the Evanston border. At about 5:45 p.m. Wednesday, William Hitchcock,...

Off-campus revelry brings headaches to aldermen, residents

September 24, 2013

Every year, Evanston aldermen face the all-too-familiar ritual of handling dozens of residents' complaints about rambunctious Northwestern students swarming off-campus neighborhoods during Wildcat Welcome. Except...

Updated: Northwestern student robbed near civic center

Updated: Northwestern student robbed near civic center

September 22, 2013

A Northwestern student was robbed of her cell phone Sunday evening near the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, according to a University security alert. At about 7 p.m., two or three men approached the...

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