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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


A gray and red brick building with the label ‘YWCA’ with a brown bench and three trees in front of it.

YWCA program teaches web design to historically excluded groups

November 3, 2021

The Evanston/North Shore YWCA recently started working with its third cohort of the YW Tech Lab, a free, 16-week web design technology program.  The lab hopes to increase opportunities for groups traditionally...

The Evanston YWCA  is set to reopen its facilities in April after undergoing a facility expansion.

YWCA Evanston/NorthShore shelter to reopen in April

March 4, 2021

Mary Lou’s Place, the only domestic violence shelter in the city, is set to reopen its facilities in April after a significant expansion. The expanded shelter will fit up to 68 people, according to...

Wolf sits in front of the Evanston YWCA after finishing her marathon. She walked amidst the pandemic to benefit the YWCA.

Evanston resident walks marathon to fundraise for YWCA

October 21, 2020

In February, Evanston resident Christine Wolf was at home with sutures in her stomach, recovering from an abdominal surgery. She would have to relearn how to walk, and getting out of bed was difficult. But...

Everything Evanston: YWCA hosts racial healing circles, Y.O.U. hosts MLK Day event

Everything Evanston: YWCA hosts racial healing circles, Y.O.U. hosts MLK Day event

January 30, 2020

CHRISTOPHER VAZQUEZ: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Christopher Vazquez, and this is Everything Evanston. One day, when Eileen Hogan Heineman was twelve years old, her neighbors started getting riled...

Ald. Judy Fiske (1st) at a city meeting. Fiske and other council members unanimously passed a plan to expand the Evanston YWCA location.

Aldermen pass plan to add four-story domestic violence shelter to Evanston YWCA building

September 26, 2019

Aldermen on Monday unanimously passed a plan to expand and update the YWCA Evanston/North Shore location. The YWCA, 1215 Church St., has existed in Evanston since the 1930s, and provides a wide range...

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