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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


Weinberg Prof. Bill Savage spoke to a crowd of students. He gave a talk Thursday about gentrification and his experiences as a Rogers Park native.

Weinberg Prof. Bill Savage talks gentrification in Rogers Park, social justice at community event

April 12, 2019

Bill Savage has rented and lived in Rogers Park for the past 55 years, but when he made the decision to become a homeowner, a question dawned on him: “Am I gentrifying Rogers Park?” The Weinberg...

Maria Hadden, who was elected last night as the alderman for Chicago’s 49th Ward. Hadden unseated 28-year incumbent Joe Moore in the North Side ward, which borders Evanston.

Maria Hadden unseats long-time incumbent for aldermanic seat in North Side 49th Ward

February 27, 2019

Chicago’s 49th Ward — the North Side ward that borders Evanston and includes Rogers Park, Edgewater and West Ridge — saw an upset in last night’s city election when political newcomer Maria Hadden...

A group of eighth graders from Gale Community Academy graduate at Norris. Through Neighbor2Neighbor, Northwestern partners with Gale Community Academy and other nonprofit organizations in Rogers Park.

Northwestern partners with Rogers Park nonprofits to serve community

October 3, 2018

Just past the southern border of Evanston sits Rogers Park, one of the most racially and socioeconomically diverse neighborhoods in Chicago. A pocket of the neighborhood rests just north of a portion of...

Jatwaun Smith and Peter Hoy speak at a Justice Talk on urban agriculture and food justice. Smith and Hoy discussed their work with Chicago organization A Just Harvest, one of the partners of the University’s new Neighbor2Neighbor program.

Nonprofit representatives discuss relationship between food, equity

October 13, 2017

Food insecurity and waste intertwine with other issues of equity, said Peter Hoy, director of economic and work development for A Just Harvest, a nonprofit committed to ending hunger in Chicago. “Someone...

Neighbor2Neighbor partners with local organizations to provide students with volunteer opportunities. Northern Chicago can feel like “a world away,” said Val Buchanan, assistant director of the Office of Leadership Development and Community Engagement.

NU initiative connects students with northern Chicago neighborhood

October 2, 2017

Although northern Chicago is less than three miles from Northwestern’s campus, it can often feel like “a world away,” said Val Buchanan, assistant director of the Office of Leadership Development...

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