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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 hears discussion related to Envision Evanston consultants at a City Council meeting Monday.

City Council OKs new consulting contract amid Envision Evanston concerns

January 29, 2025

On the heels of a recent decision to separate the Envision Evanston 2045 comprehensive plan from a controversial zoning code rewrite, City Council voted Monday to approve a sole-source contract with Morreale...

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...

Ald. Clare Kelly (1st) was the sole vote against the motion to consider Envision Evanston’s zoning plan in August.

After residents dissent, City Council divides, delays Envision Evanston zoning plan

January 14, 2025

Facing vocal backlash from residents over the pace and scope of Envision Evanston 2045, City Council on Monday delayed the wide-ranging plan’s controversial zoning rewrite and split off the comprehensive...

Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) speaks at the City Council meeting Monday.

City Council ups Bent Park Fieldhouse renovations, hears updates from Evanston Police Department

October 29, 2024

City Councilmembers held a public hearing for Evanston’s proposed 2025 budget with no resident comment during its Monday meeting.  The projected deficit of $38.7 million is a 12.7% increase from...

A car passes a horse-like sculpture near a downtown Evanston intersection on Monday. City Council mulled rules on dog breed discrimination and horse-drawn carriages.

Call off the dogs: Council tackles breed restrictions, horse-drawn carriages

October 29, 2024

For a moment Monday evening, Evanston looked beyond its recurrent rodent battles and wrestled with the not-so-fuzzy politics of dog breed restrictions. City Council tangled with Ald. Devon Reid’s...

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