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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


Ald. Robin Rue Simmons sitting at a City Council meeting.

5th Ward residents talk housing insecurity, budget concerns and crime

January 21, 2021

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) addressed housing insecurity, updates to a proposed local skate park and an uptick in crime at a Wednesday 5th Ward meeting. At a special City Council meeting, city officials...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Simmons participated in a conversation surrounding racial healing and reparations on Tuesday.

YWCA talks racial healing and reparations

January 20, 2021

If justice is never attained, repeated cycles of racial reconciliation are a “twisted form of entertainment” at the expense of Black people, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) said during a virtual discussion...

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Evanston’s NAACP chapter hosted a Black History Month event highlighting equity initiatives in Evanston’s municipal institutions Monday.

2020 in Evanston headlines: COVID-19, a new city manager and municipal elections

January 10, 2021

With everything that’s happened in the past year, it’s hard to keep track of even the city’s biggest news. So The Daily Northwestern is here to remind you just how much went down over the past 12...

Lead On: “Sad, but all too predictable”

Lead On: “Sad, but all too predictable”

December 25, 2020

On the third and final episode of Lead On: Trump’s EPA, 2020 water testing and a new city law. We look at the Lead and Copper Rule’s future and where Evanston is going from here.  KALEN LUCIANO:...

Lead On: Drinking from a lead straw

Lead On: Drinking from a lead straw

December 24, 2020

KALEN LUCIANO: Last time on Lead On: DARRELL KING: We’re in full compliance with the Lead and Copper Rule. TOM NELTNER: So who you're going to miss are typically working families. You might miss...

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