Skip to Main Content
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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Two rapid COVID-19 tests stacked on top of each other next to a rapid test marked “negative.”

Evanston reports 12.6% increase in new COVID-19 cases from previous week, “Medium” community risk level

May 20, 2022

Evanston reported 447 new COVID-19 cases this week, a 12.6% increase from the previous week. The city’s community risk level went down to a “Medium” from last week’s “High” risk level.  According...

A COVID-19 rapid test kit box sits on a purple background. A dropper, two tests and two fluids are in the foreground.

Biden administration offers eight free, at-home COVID-19 tests

May 17, 2022

The Biden administration will re-open its website for families to order eight more free at-home COVID-19 tests, it announced Tuesday. As COVID-19 cases rise due to the spread of omicron subvariants,...

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood. Underwood was declared the winner of her race against Republican Jim Oberweis.

Underwood campaigns for re-election support at Indivisible Evanston event

February 19, 2020

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Naperville) spoke to Evanston residents Tuesday about her work in Congress, and asked for support in her re-election campaign in the historically-red District 14. Underwood...

Interdisciplinary research team awarded $10 million NIH grant to develop device to treat opioid overdose

Interdisciplinary research team awarded $10 million NIH grant to develop device to treat opioid overdose

October 29, 2019

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Northwestern and Washington University in St. Louis won a $10 million grant to develop a device that can identify a life-threatening level of opioids in the...

Childcare Network of Evanston to expand programs for impoverished families

July 25, 2015

The Childcare Network of Evanston plans to expand its program to help impoverished families care for their children after receiving millions of dollars in grant money in the past month. The local child...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services