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The Evanston, Illinois restaurant owner was caught on video following a customer down the street while clearly very made that a customer didn't leave ...

About this time last year, Northwestern administrators and student demonstrators reached an agreement to end the pro-Palestinian encampment on Deering Meadow under several conditions. This agreement included terms about the removal of the encampment, disclosure of NU’s holdings and additional support for Jewish, Muslim and Middle Eastern and North African students. When testifying before the...

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Head of business group says it will bring more customers downtown — but some fear crowds, congestion.

Nicholas Reeve, his wife Amanda Reeve and their transgender son Sam Reeve, who all requested to go by pseudonyms for fear of retaliation, devised an “escape plan” for their family in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election. Nicholas, a Northwestern University employee, and Amanda worried what another four years under President Donald Trump’s leadership could...

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Kenny Chou owns Table to Stix Ramen, a ramen restaurant in Evanston, Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is open 11:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ...

Medill accepted 10 mid-career journalists this March to its second annual George R.R. Martin Summer Intensive Writing Workshop. The seven-day workshop, running from July 9 to 16, will give the journalist fellows the opportunity to craft their first novel under the instruction of Medill Prof. Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, the George R.R. Martin chair in storytelling,...

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Susan received her B.A. in Anthropology from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, her M.A. in Social Sciences and Cross-Cultural Studies ...

Cleveland Norris, the oldest of two children. She graduated in 1945 from Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois and attended Northwestern ...

  Content warning: This story contains mentions of childhood abuse and neglect, including sexual violence. Former 9th Ward resident Lucy Doyle grew up slipping through the slats of a wooden fence on Washington Street to visit her best friend, who lived next door at Rice Children’s Center. Now called Lydia Home, the residential facility provides...

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This review contains spoilers. Known for creating the New England small-town life in “Gilmore Girls” and the busy New York City comedy scene in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” writers Amy Sherman-Palladino and Dan Palladino have created yet another engaging and entrancing world — this time focusing on two fictional ballet companies located in New York...

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... Evanston Public Library and the Illinois Libraries Present. Santat will be speaking with his friend and collaborator, picture book author Minh Lê ...

With May around the corner, several Evanston businesses and organizations have planned events to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Events running throughout the month will celebrate AAPI heritage, history and culture.  Art and Adventures with Dan Santat  Dan Santat, a bestselling author and illustrator of children’s books, will host an online event...

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Reeme drove from Oregon to Illinois in 2018 to raise awareness for the RPM Foundation. ... “This is kind of a hook to get people to downtown Evanston ...

Downtown Evanston will launch a new event this summer to showcase pre-2000 classic cars — with a side of coffee. Evanston Cars & Coffee will be held in the parking lot behind the Evanston Public Library on June 22, July 13 and August 10 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Downtown Evanston Executive Director Andy...

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With the way junior infielder Trent Liolios was swinging the bat through the season’s first 30 games, it looked like Northwestern’s single-season home run record was bound to fall sooner or later. However, the Newport Beach, California, native soon went on an 11-game stretch without a home run, lulling at 15 homers. But Liolios finally...

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Junior attacker Madison Taylor unanimously won Big Ten Attacker of the Year and coach Kelly Amonte Hiller took home the Big Ten Coach of the Year award, the Big Ten announced Tuesday.  Taylor became the third Northwestern player to win the Attacker of the Year award, joining Izzy Scane — who won it in 2021,...

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Six out of seven nights each week, the attic of a house on Pratt Court is quiet. But Mondays at 9:30 p.m. offer a different story.  At around 9, a line forms, winding around the back of the house. Around 85 people fill the attic, with those that live there often having to turn people...

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A flurry of NFL scouts entered Ryan Fieldhouse on March 18 to watch 10 Northwestern football players participate in various drills, each seeking to actualize their dreams of playing professional football. Ultimately, no former Wildcats had their name called during the 2025 NFL Draft nearly six weeks later. NU was one of seven Power Four...

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“Brat” isn’t dead. At least, that’s what Charli XCX says.  In an attempt to keep her most recent — and likely most popular — era of music alive, the electropop singer-songwriter is on the second tour of her latest musical movement, following her Sweat Tour with singer Troye Sivan. She brought her sixth album “Brat,”...

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