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Internet personality and artist Adamn Killa and rapper Taylor Bennett performed in Chicago during Vocalo’s free, for-all-ages concert Saturday night. Email: g.wang@dailynorthwestern.com  Related Stories:  — Winnetka Music Festival marks 10 years of live downtown performances  — Bleachers perform at Chicago’s Salt Shed  — Megan Moroney dazzles at Chicago’s United Center during first arena tour

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City Council approved a 30-unit housing development at 1103-1105 Emerson St. during its Monday night meeting amid concerns from neighbors about the potential displacement of Black residents.  The development, proposed by PM Properties LLC, will replace two residential buildings with a five-story, multi-family building, more than doubling the lot’s number of units. The new building...

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A third Evanston resident has launched a campaign for the city’s 2027 mayoral special election.  Elliot Oats, a 22-year-old union steward and bike safety advocate, filed paperwork to run for mayor on Wednesday. Oats, a 6th Ward resident, is the third person to publicly announce they intend to run for mayor, joining business lawyer Jade...

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The review contains spoilers. After a back-and-forth discussion between my friend and me regarding our ideal timelines for weddings and children, we sat down in a small theater to embark on a claustrophobic investigation of love and unhappy marriages.  Throughout our watch of “The Invite,” we found ourselves almost always giggling, sometimes because of absurd...

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Two Northwestern baseball players are officially on the path to their sport’s highest level following this year’s MLB Draft.  Rising senior Ryan Kucherak was selected by the San Diego Padres in the 15th round with the 455th pick, while Jack Lausch (SESP ‘25) was taken by the Cincinnati Reds in the 17th round with the...

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Welcome to The Daily’s photo blog: Captured. This is a space for The Daily’s photographers to share their best work, including photos from weekend performances and events around the community. You can contact the photo editor by emailing photo@dailynorthwestern.com. Less than two months after Northwestern lacrosse won the national championship on its home turf at...

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Seven years after fostering and eventually adopting her dog Kaya from the Evanston Animal Shelter, Jeannie Sanke still returns to Trot for Tails, helping raise funds for the organization each summer.  The chow chow, whose photo appeared on one of this year’s event flyers, accompanied the Evanston resident back to the summertime fundraiser, which she...

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As the vast majority of Northwestern students filed off campus for the summer, a surge of younger students donning yellow lanyards entered the University’s classrooms, residence halls and dining commons.  Ranging from grades six to twelve, students enrolled in the Center for Talent Development under the School of Education and Social Policy live like college...

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Soccer balls skidded across the turf and into mini goals at the Robert Crown Community Center as teams of four took part in the annual Unity Soccer Festival, an event inviting the community to celebrate the connections built through the sport. In its 12th year, the festival brought together more than 60 teams for a...

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“The Bear,” FX’s show blending the taste and visual elegance of “Chef’s Table” with the breakneck pace, potty mouth and even leading man of “Shameless,” has concluded. All eight episodes of its final season released on Hulu on June 25. The show’s departure leaves a sad absence at the shrinking table of prestige comedy-drama TV,...

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Evanston veterans, families and friends gathered to hear live music on Saturday at the American Legion Post 42’s fourth annual LegionFest, an all-day music festival benefiting the veterans’ organization. The event took place at Post 42, located at 1030 Central St., next to The Evans at Canal Shores golf course. From 11 a.m. to 11...

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Evanston’s annual Glow in the Park event drew community members to Ingraham Park on Friday night with glow-in-the-dark paint, a black light photo booth and glow foam sprayed from a cannon.  The event ran from 7 to 10 p.m, and registration cost $9. Seth Kendall, a Robert Crown Community Center program coordinator, helped run this...

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