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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


Cups staged for a game of beer pong. Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) brought a potential ban on public drinking games to a Nov. 2 Human Services Committee meeting.

Proposed beer pong ban sparks controversy among residents, students

November 15, 2020

Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) proposed a ban on public drinking games, which she said were “devastating” some Evanston neighborhoods, at a Nov. 2 Human Services Committee meeting. Fiske said the ban could...

The Weekly: Week Nine Recap

The Weekly: Week Nine Recap

November 15, 2020

Heightened police presence at NUCNC protests, Angela Davis speaks at Black State of the Union, District 202 reports a widening racial achievement gap and the Evanston City Council is trying to ban beer...

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

Rue Simmons announces she will not seek a second term

November 1, 2020

As her first term comes to a close, Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) announced Friday that she will not seek re-election in Evanston’s 2021 election. In her tenure, Rue Simmons has most notably led the...

City residents objected to a 4.9% tax increase during a recession at Monday’s City Council meeting

City strikes down plan for downtown high-rise

October 26, 2020

The Planning & Development Committee unanimously rejected plans for a 17-story luxury building on Chicago Avenue on Monday. The development proposal, submitted by Horizon Realty Group, was once...

City manager Erika Storlie. City Council voted Monday to commit to increasing the reserve fund to 16.66 percent of expenses.

Erika Storlie confirmed as Evanston’s next city manager

October 19, 2020

Evanston City Council confirmed Erika Storlie as the city’s next city manager on Monday night. The vote passed 7-3, with Alds. Robin Rue Simmons (5th), Thomas Suffredin (6th) and Cicely Fleming (9th)...

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