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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

Evanston Community Foundation President Sara Schastok (right) reacts to receiving a check from Dance Marathon for $103,476.58 in 2014. DM 2015 will be Schastoks last year as CEO and president of DMs secondary beneficiary.

Evanston Community Foundation president to retire after long relationship with Dance Marathon

March 7, 2015

After 15 years at the helm of the Evanston Community Foundation, Sara Schastok will retire by the end of the year, which also marks a milestone in her long relationship with Dance Marathon. ECF has...

Gail Schechter, the executive director of Open Communities, speaks at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. The lecture, called “Race and the Economy: Jobs, Housing, Poverty,” discussed housing segregation and inequality.

Holocaust Museum speakers discuss housing segregation in Chicago area

January 15, 2015

The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center hosted more than 120 people for a lecture and discussion on racial segregation and economic disparity Thursday night. David Stovall, a professor at...

Anti-domestic violence program graduates first class of high school boys

January 5, 2015

A new anti-domestic violence program in Evanston finished its first session with 38 teenage boys graduating at the end of last month. The Allied Against Violence Project is a joint program run by YWCA...

YWCA honors leaders in social change, women advocacy

October 27, 2014

The YWCA Evanston/North Shore presented awards Wednesday to three leaders and one organization in the community who have worked toward women’s empowerment, racial justice and social change. At its...

Evanston asks residents to weigh in on diversity, inclusion

October 9, 2014

An Evanston subcommittee has released a survey for residents to take that will help members design a three-year plan for the future that promotes diversity and inclusion throughout the community. The...

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