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Evanston Made Artist Studio Tour Pop Up Exhibit. Event Details. Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM. Add to calendar. 1100 Florence Ave, Evanston, IL, 60202.

Council committee splits on measure.

On the banks of Lake Michigan in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago, is the pristine Northwestern University. From the minute you walk ...

Northwestern’s Armenian Student Association gathered Monday morning in front of The Rock to protest a military campaign by Azerbaijani forces in the contested Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, calling for student awareness of the issue and asking for a statement from the University. Ethnic Armenian authorities in the region surrendered after Azerbaijan launched a large-scale, 24-hour attack on...

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Hopes county will take the lead on the measure.

An Evanston, illinois ordinance to raise the minimum wage was advanced by a committee for a vote by the full city council.

See the odds, spread, ...

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago. Since most of us had never visited the Windy City before, we decided to take ...

He lived in Gary, Indiana and Evanston, Illinois, before marrying his wife, Jane Larson in 1966. They had two daughters, Renee Katherine and Laura ...

Margaret Stewart Roche, a long-time resident of Evanston, Illinois, died on September 27, 2023.Born August 27, 1930, she was raised in Chicago, ...

Sociology and political science Prof. Anthony Chen kicked off the Institute for Policy Research’s Fay Lomax Cook fall colloquium series with a talk Monday.   In the discussion, he contextualized the June U.S. Supreme Court decision: Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard College. He said the decision reflects the counter-majoritarian difficulty ―...

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With the first three tournaments of the fall season in the books, it’s already safe to say sophomore Ethan Tseng has officially broken out.  After being left off Northwestern’s five-man starting lineup for the majority of last season, Tseng has cemented himself as one of the Wildcats’ key contributors with a top-20 and top-5 performance...

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SESP professor Mesmin Destin was appointed faculty director of student access and enrichment Sept. 1, according to a Friday news release. Destin will bring leverage to Student Enrichment Services and First-Generation-Lower-Income programs across campus to enhance engagement with first-generation and lower-income students.  Over 15 years, Destin’s research has explored students’ formative access to resources and...

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Through several debates over Northwestern’s contentious proposal to rebuild Ryan Field, local activist groups, including the Northwestern Accountability Alliance, have been calling for a community benefits agreement.  A CBA is a legally enforceable contract between a party that wants to develop something ― in this case, the University ― and community groups representing individuals impacted...

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... Illinois museums and 1080 other American museums out of 33000 in the nation ... 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL, 60201. Northwestern University and ...

The Block Museum of Art has once again earned accreditation by the American Alliance of Museums, the highest recognition for American museums, a feat achieved by only 31 other Illinois museums and 1,080 other American museums out of 33,000 in the nation.  Every 10 years, all museums must undergo a reaccreditation review to maintain their...

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After seeing how Illinois farmers had “no outlets for their produce” because of restaurant shutdowns in 2020, he decided to do something about it. “It ...

Monday was the deadline for residents to pay their 2024 Wheel Tax for each vehicle registered with an Evanston address. Residents can pay using the city’s online portal. The tax for a standard passenger vehicle is $90 and remains valid until Sept. 30, 2024. The city recently extended the Wheel Tax deadline from Sept. 30...

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Two Evanston businesses, chocolate shop Noir d’Ébène and childcare center Little Beans Cafe, recently announced they will be closing in the coming weeks. Noir d’Ébène is an Evanston-based artisanal pastry and chocolate boutique studio, according to its website. All of its chocolate is made in-house with cacao beans imported primarily from Peru, Ecuador and the...

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