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Document cites “unprecedented government overreach and political interference” by administration.

New alder wants to meet constituents where they are.

Even after President Donald Trump signed an executive order restricting schools from providing gender-affirming care or teaching “anti-American” ideologies, one Evanston Township High School teacher pledged to continue teaching “honest science.” Bill Farmer, who teaches biology and chemistry, said he would continue combating misinformation about vaccines, sex and gender, and other contentious scientific topics. As...

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Demonstrators from the Student Action Branch of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property gathered at The Arch on Thursday morning to protest what they called “LGBT ideology,” marking their return to campus after an appearance last year. Among other chants, American TFP demonstrators recited the mantras, “Keep America strong, stop...

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A bus full of senior citizens from The Merion senior living community arrived at Evanston’s Social Security Administration office Thursday. But they weren’t there to apply for benefits — they were there to protest. More than 70 people rallied on the sidewalks of Green Bay Road to support their local Social Security office and urge...

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Last month, Evanston announced the Mental Health First Aid training series, which will be free to all Evanston residents. The program is designed to educate residents on how to recognize and respond to mental health or substance abuse crises.  In the first two days following the announcement, about 100 people filled out the interest form,...

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Junior Daniel Svärd knows it could happen for the third time Sunday: He’ll walk off the 18th green of his final round at the Big Ten Championship, feeling pleased with his performance. He won’t know his score until a teammate or coach approaches him.  The teammate or coach will shake his hand, crack a smile...

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Northwestern is set to receive at least $220 million from foreign governments via contributions made since 2020 amid deepening woes over the Trump administration’s crackdown on foreign funding at universities. With one of the richest endowments in the country at $14.3 billion, NU has amassed a diverse global group of partners, including Saudi Arabia, Israel,...

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Northwestern World Cup held its annual cultural event Thursday, bringing students together for food, cultural performances and, of course, soccer.  The event, held on Main Patio, included tables at which various cultural clubs, such as Alianza, NU’s Latinx student alliance, set up poster boards and handed out flyers to students passing by. It also featured...

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Anthropology and global health Prof. Sera Young has spent her career tackling food and water crises in under-resourced communities. After graduating from the University of Michigan, Young spent about six months in Zanzibar, Tanzania, as a Rotary Cultural Ambassador Scholar living with a Swahili speaking family to learn the language. She returned to Tanzania for...

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For Dowd, as an Evanston resident and Evanston Township High School alum, settling into Evanston was a no-brainer. ... Longtime Illinois Sen. Dick ...

To the average person, “data recovery” might sound like something best left to hackers in basements or thriller movies. But in an age when public information is quietly vanishing from government websites, some organizations are mobilizing the public to help safeguard it. In collaboration with the Data Rescue Project, Northwestern Libraries hosted an event Thursday...

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EVANSTON, Illinois (WBBM) — A confrontation over tipping lands an Evanston restaurant owner in hot water. He says he is taking full accountability ...

Weinberg junior Kenny Ryu described his experience in the South Korean military as “a blip” in his life. He started his freshman year virtually in Fall Quarter 2020 due to the pandemic, and later returned to his home in Seoul to complete his required military service following his sophomore year. “I knew that by the...

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While some may only remember their first pet’s name, former Wilmette Pet Center employee Alexander Dowd remembers how his first pet changed the trajectory of his life. Newly responsible for a pet bearded dragon, Dowd started spending time at Wilmette Pet Center when he was 10 years old. In its last few years of business,...

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