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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


A hand holds a phone playing a video of a lock. The title "Locked Out" appears in white against a green background.

In Focus: A mom wanted to know whether police pointed guns toward her kids. EPD kept the footage locked away.

July 4, 2021

Anya Tanyavutti was in her dining room preparing for dinner when her children told her they watched police officers pull their guns out in front of a playground. Her three kids, ages 1, 4 and 6 at the...

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D65 names three principals, an assistant principal

May 18, 2021

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton announced four new leaders, calling the educators “an inspiring group” at a Monday board meeting. The new principals are Elizabeth...

Evanston students gather onstage for the finale of Diverse Communities United in 2017. This year’s event focused around the theme “I am deliberate and afraid of nothing” — a line from one of Audre Lorde’s poems.

Diverse Communities United 2018 focuses on black women, black LGBTQ voices

January 15, 2018

Prompted by the current political atmosphere, this year’s Diverse Communities United 2018 performance focused on amplifying the voices of black women and black members of the LGBTQ community. Students...

Julie Fain, an activist involved with More Than a Score Chicago, speaks to a group of Evanston parents and teachers about opting out of PARCC testing. More Than a Score opposes the amount of time, resources and manpower dedicated to administering standardized testing in CPS.

Evanston parents, teachers discuss potential detriments of PARCC testing

March 31, 2015

Parents, teachers and community members met Tuesday evening to discuss the possibility of children enrolled in Evanston school districts opting out of future state-mandated PARCC testing. About 20...

D65 students paint a “buddy bench” that will be installed at their elementary school in an effort to fight bullying. The project comes from Caring Outreach by Parents in Evanston, a volunteer group that aims to provide for community families in need.

D65 students paint ‘buddy benches’ to fight bullying

May 8, 2014

Students of Evanston/Skokie School District 65 schools painted benches on Wednesday as part of a service project run by volunteer group Caring Outreach by Parents in Evanston to prevent exclusion and...

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