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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


Mayor Daniel Biss officially launched his reelection campaign on Wednesday by promising “bold experimentation” during his second term.

Launching campaign, Biss tears into White House, pledges ‘bold experimentation’

January 30, 2025

In front of a who’s who of political power players, Mayor Daniel Biss officially launched his reelection campaign Wednesday by lambasting the Trump administration as “obscene” and narrating a greatest-hits...

Last May, Mayor Daniel Biss touted his leadership over a testy year in Evanston politics. Now, with Envision Evanston, his foes have sought to tee up the fight of his political life.

Amid furor by foes, Mayor Biss’ ‘bold’ Evanston vision dealt a delay

January 15, 2025

As the frigid dusk fell above them, the voices of Evanston residents rose with dismay and a tinge of rage in a cozy downtown basement Thursday. The residents had gathered over Mayor Daniel Biss’ once-nebulous...

Construction continued Tuesday on the new Ryan Field, the subject of a long-simmering lawsuit.

Judge’s retirement brings new twist to Ryan Field lawsuit

January 15, 2025

For a dispute that launched in a public uproar, the courtroom debate over Northwestern’s plans to commercialize Ryan Field has rarely dropped a bombshell. So the long-simmering lawsuit’s latest...

Edzo’s Burger Shop stands empty this month after shuttering its doors on Dec. 21, 2024. The shop served customers for 15 years as one of the few dedicated burger joints in Evanston.

‘Money pit’ shutters Edzo’s, leaves Evanston’s burger scene barren

January 9, 2025

Edzo’s Burger Shop, one of Evanston’s only dedicated burger joints, sold its final round of glistening cheeseburgers in December — leaving the city’s burger scene even more barren. Born from...

Northwestern’s 97-year-old football fortress fell early in 2024.

Odds and ends from 2024, an eclectic year in Evanston goings-on

January 6, 2025

Three months from now, candidates vying for a seat at the City Council dais will learn the outcomes of their campaigns, which began last year. Yet some of Evanston’s wins and losses throughout 2024...

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