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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


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The Weekend Ahead: Events in Chicagoland, June 23-25

June 22, 2023

The Weekend Ahead is back. Over the summer, we’ll highlight events to help you craft the perfect weekend plans. Here are some exciting events this weekend around the North Shore and in the city. Chicago...

A man in the background behind the counter of a restaurant uses his phone, while another prepares a plate. To the right, one customer eats. There are red booths and red and orange hanging lights.

NU alumna Woojae Julia Song captures immigrant-owned restaurants during the pandemic

April 21, 2021

A&E Multimedia storyteller Woojae Julia Song (Medill ‘19) has always been interested in the food scene in her Uptown Chicago neighborhood. As a result, when COVID-19 hit, she immediately saw the...

Big Chicks and Tweet closed for five weeks during the pandemic. It is now open for pickup orders, offering a selection of food items and cocktail kits.

Open Tab: Big Chicks honors Pride Month all year long

June 3, 2020

The Monthly Every year during the Chicago Annual Pride Parade, Big Chicks and its neighboring sister restaurant Tweet, Let’s Eat overflow with families and friends celebrating the event. They enjoy...

Uptown ushers in old-fashioned fun with Pivot Multi-Arts Festival

May 22, 2013

It’s Reading Period. The weather is beautiful, it’s too early to study for your tests, and you’re thinking how it’s a shame you don’t get into Chicago more. Well, you’re in luck. There’s...

NU's Center on Wrongful Convictions is petitioning to free Daniel Taylor, who was convicted of double homicide in 1992. Police records and new documents show Taylor was in police custody during the crime.

Center on Wrongful Convictions claims prisoner in police custody during his crime

February 5, 2013

Northwestern’s Center on Wrongful Convictions is seeking to free a man who has been in prison for the last two decades for double murder, arguing he could not have committed the crime because he was...

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