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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


Blake Peters shoots a shot at a City Council meeting on Monday. Peters made a game-winning downcourt heave in the final seconds of a Friday Evanston Township High School basketball game to give his team a win.

ETHS freshman nets day in his honor with buzzer-beating game winner

January 31, 2018

After a downcourt heave in the final seconds of an Evanston Township High School basketball game netted Blake Peters an ESPN SportsCenter No. 1 play and national notoriety, the 15-year-old had himself...

Mayor Steve Hagerty talks about affordable housing at a special City Council meeting on Monday. Aldermen at the meeting discussed the impact of rent regulations on affordable housing opportunities for students and residents.

Aldermen discuss affordable housing, occupancy laws at City Council

January 30, 2018

Aldermen and residents discussed several proposals involving the impact of rent regulation on increasing affordable housing opportunities in Evanston at a special City Council meeting Monday. At the...

The lighthouse gleams in the sunlight. Associated Student Government will launch a coalition connecting civically engaged student groups that want to work community organizations.

ASG to connect student groups with community, mayor’s office

January 21, 2018

The Associated Student Government committee for community relations is slated to launch a coalition centered on community engagement, which will have its first meeting on Tuesday. ASG’s vice president...

Former mayoral candidate Gary Gaspard speaks at a campaign event. Gaspard, originally from Haiti, said he had tears in his eyes when he heard the president call his country a “shithole.”

Haitians in Evanston dismayed by Trump’s ‘shithole countries’ comment

January 19, 2018

When Gary Gaspard immigrated to Evanston in the 1980s, he started driving a taxi to earn a living. He said he was inspired by the Northwestern students he drove around, and soon earned both undergraduate...

Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty speaks at a panel. Hagerty said Airbnb attracts visitors to Evanston and will contribute to the tax base in the future.

Evanston announces new tax agreement with Airbnb

January 18, 2018

Airbnb hosts in Evanston will automatically collect and remit a 7.5 percent Hotel/Motel and Vacation Rental Tax on bookings starting Feb. 1, according to an news release. The city and Airbnb finalized...

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