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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


An illustration of a person looking across the water at Chicago's skyline.

A guide to Chicago: America’s third-largest city and your neighbor at Northwestern

August 12, 2022

Northwestern’s campus sits next to the country’s third-largest city, known to many as “the Windy City:” Chicago. Living and learning next to Chicago is a great opportunity for students to engage...

Chicago has 77 “community areas,” each made up of several neighborhoods. Very broadly, the city is divided into the North Side, the South Side and the West Side. The Northwestern Evanston Campus is bordering the far North Side of Chicago, specifically the community area Rogers Park.

Chicago: Your starter pack to living, studying and working next to the country’s third-largest city

August 16, 2020

The refrain from graduating seniors is common: too much time spent in the Northwestern bubble, too little time spent in the vast, vibrant and diverse city right next door. But students can and should...

An Orr Academy Spartan takes a shot. The cast and crew discussed the film at a Thursday screening at McCormick Foundation Center Forum.

Cast, crew of Chicago-based Fox Sports documentary ‘Shot in the Dark’ talk filmmaking process

June 1, 2018

National Basketball Association certified agent Daniel Poneman said there’s more to basketball than the sport. “(Basketball) was just a perfect vehicle to tell a human story, and tell a Chicago...

Ra Joy speaks at a town hall Tuesday. Joy, who is a candidate for lieutenant governor, discussed the need for reform in the Illinois government.

Lieutenant governor candidate Ra Joy talks change, corruption in Illinois government

February 14, 2018

Ra Joy, candidate for Illinois lieutenant governor, said Tuesday that the state government runs on a broken system. In Cook County and at the state level, he said, the Democratic Party is dysfunctional...

Dunbar: Growing up means leaving behind your favorite places

Dunbar: Growing up means leaving behind your favorite places

May 16, 2013

If you haven’t seen the new Starbucks in Evanston, you should definitely have a look. While you would be lucky to get a seat in the old location, now you can take up a whole table, spread out your books,...

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