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Northwestern took down Lewis 82-49 in an exhibition game at Welsh-Ryan Arena Saturday, powering through with a strong third quarter. Senior forward Grace Sullivan led the Wildcats with 23 points. Sophomore forward Tayla Thomas pounced on defense, snagging 10 rebounds. NU begins the regular season against IU-Indianapolis Wednesday.  Email: andrewhunt2029@u.northwestern.edu   Related Stories: — Rapid...

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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated Nov. 4 at 11:14 a.m. Attorneys representing Chicago journalists and protesters filed a notice Monday alleging that Department of Homeland Security agents violated a temporary restraining order during immigration enforcement operations in Evanston on Friday. The notice is a...

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A slew of National Institutes of Health grant terminations in the spring left affected Northwestern researchers with few avenues to reinstate funding for their disrupted multi-year research projects.  To get their funding reinstated and avoid abandoning projects, some professors turned to joining lawsuits to reinstate funding or working with the Office of General Counsel at...

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Hundreds of cars lined Evanston Township High School’s campus Sunday as volunteers carried food and household essentials into the Willie May Field House.  The community food drive, organized in just 10 days and staffed by over 150 volunteers, responded to uncertainty surrounding Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits and heightened Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in...

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While at the fall student organization fair her freshman year, SESP senior Jessica Sun came across an organization whose mission deeply resonated with her: Chinatown Health Initiative.  CTHI’s work to promote health literacy for residents inspired Sun, especially because her grandmother lived in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood for over thirty years. Now, Sun serves as the...

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Grove Gallery’s latest exhibition, “Food for Thought,” raises awareness for food insecurity and plans to donate more than 50% of its proceeds to Evanston-based nonprofit C&W Market Foundation, which provides access to groceries for those in need.  Gallery Director Sarah Kaiser-Amaral said part of the gallery’s mission is to give back to the community, so...

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Councilmembers raised concerns about which capital investment projects should be prioritized in the 2026 proposed budget at their Truth in Taxation hearing Monday. City staff introduced the proposed 2026 budget at the council’s Oct. 13 meeting, intending to pass it at the Nov. 24 meeting before Cook County’s December deadline. At the hearing, City Council...

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In Today’s Crossword, 1-Down, 5-Letters: CTA station in downtown Evanston

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The seat currently held by retiring United States Sen. Dick Durbin’s (D-Ill.) is up for grabs next fall, and 22 candidates — including 14 Democrats and eight Republicans — have filed their petitions to run. Monday was the Illinois State Board of Elections’ deadline to file petitions to run for the March 17, 2026 primary....

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Just two candidates are vying for the 9th District seat State Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview) will soon leave vacant for her congressional campaign. And both have deep North Shore roots. As of the Illinois State Board of Elections’ 5 p.m. filing deadline Monday, Evanston’s Rachel Ruttenberg (Medill MS ’04) and Winnetka’s Patrick Hanley will go...

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K.J. Windham delivered a spark with three three-pointers despite being the eighth player in the rotation. Nick Martinelli appeared his usual self on a 17-point night, but took a backseat in the second half. Northwestern continued its optimistic exhibition play into the regular season, but it needs to shake off slow starts. It took over...

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The 2025 Illinois Report Card shows Evanston Township High School had comparatively high academic proficiency, graduation and teacher pay rates, but still exhibited racial and income disparities in academic performance during the 2024-25 academic year.  The report card, which was released by the Illinois State Board of Education at the end of October, uses data...

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It’s rare that a band’s second official gig is played alongside a group with almost seven million Spotify listeners, but new student band Rain Check did just that. Rain Check formed over the summer and features six unique student musicians. Unlike the typical scenario where bands form from a group of friends, Rain Check’s members...

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The Daily sat down for a Q&A with political science Prof. Anna Galland, who teaches a seminar titled “U.S. Democracy in Crisis: Perspectives on the Path.” Outside Northwestern, she works as an independent organizer and consultant. She was previously the executive director of MoveOn, a digitally connected organizing group devoted to progressive issues, for over...

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Over 80 people gathered at a ‘ICE Out of Home Depot’ protest in Niles on Saturday to combat the detention and deportation of immigrants in Chicago suburbs.  The demonstration was one of over 140 ‘ICE Out of Home Depot’ protests, freedom vigils and Día de los Muertos memorials held over the weekend nationwide under the...

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After a disappointing weekend away, Northwestern marked its return to Welsh-Ryan Arena with Hallo-weekend wins against Iowa on Friday and Maryland on Sunday.  Leading the team’s comeback with her own comeback from an injury, senior outside hitter Rylen Reid delivered 42 kills over the weekend. Graduate student middle blocker Bella Simkus dominated Sunday’s game with...

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Nothing makes sense with Playboi Carti. Ever since he burst onto the scene in 2017, he’s been at the cutting edge of hip-hop, pioneering sounds that would soon become staples of the genre, even when many didn’t understand or appreciate them. Carti became perhaps the quintessential rapper of the 2020s despite mostly lying dormant. After...

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Evanston-based musician and former creative director at the Kellogg School of Management Lindsay Anderson is releasing her newest album, “Forgiving,” on Nov. 7, celebrating the release with a performance at the Epiphany Center for the Arts in Chicago. Formerly of Chicago indie rock band L’Altra, Anderson released her first solo record, “If,” in 2007. Since...

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For its first show of the year, Vertigo Productions premiered the student-written play “If The Earth Were Flat” on Friday and Saturday at Shanley Pavilion. Vertigo is the only theater group on campus fully dedicated to producing original student work; its fall show attracts new students to join for the winter and spring seasons.  “If...

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Both Kingsley Elementary and Dr. Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies dropped a designation rating, from the “commendable” category to “targeted,” on the 2025 Illinois Report Card.  The summative designations, released by the Illinois State Board of Education at the end of October, reflect the school’s progress in academic performance and student success. A “commendable”...

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