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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Evanston’s Zombie Scramble start box in Ladd Arboretum.

Zombies bring Halloween spirit back to Evanston during annual Zombie Scramble

October 20, 2024

Adam Eberhardt, the program coordinator at Robert Crown Community Center and “hype man” of the city’s annual Zombie Scramble, counted down from five and opened the gates at the Ladd Arboretum. Hoards...

Running Dead: Zombies chase participants at annual Zombie Scramble

October 26, 2023

Evanston held its eighth annual Zombie Scramble on Saturday, Oct. 21. Zombie scramblers and volunteers came for a spooky evening and a fun time. Email: [email protected] Twitter:...

The Zombie Scramble began at the Ladd Arboretum, and continued through Butler Park and Twiggs Park.

Evanston celebrates Halloween season with eighth annual Zombie Scramble

October 23, 2023

With Halloween fast approaching, over 900 Evanston community members gathered Saturday for a spooky seasonal celebration — the eighth annual Zombie Scramble.  Event participants donned flag football...

A child in a red and gold cap walks atop a stone ledge. To their left is a child in a gold costume with a blue shirt, and to their left is someone in a red cape and gray helmet.

Evanston parents weigh in on city’s trick-or-treating hours

October 19, 2023

Evanston’s official trick-or-treating hours will once again begin at 4 p.m. and end at 7 p.m. this Halloween.  Despite finishing earlier than most cities on Halloween night, many Evanston residents...

Zombies prep strategy for the Zombie Scramble. Evanston residents and Northwestern students dressed as zombies on Saturday for the sixth annual Zombie Scramble.

Zombies invade Evanston for sixth-annual scramble

November 3, 2019

While Halloween may have ended last Thursday, spooky season didn’t. Evanston hosted its sixth annual Zombie Scramble on Saturday, where families and children run from “zombies.” The zombies, volunteers...

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