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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated Jan. 23 at 6:49 p.m. Ald. Tom Suffredin (6th) became the latest councilmember to weigh in on the crowded Democratic primary race to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) on Friday, backing State Sen. Laura Fine (D-Glenview). Suffredin...

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From winter coats to children’s books, the shelves and clothing racks of the 611 Free Store hold an array of donated clothing, household goods and everyday essentials for Evanston residents in need.  On Thursday night, the Evanston Community Cares Hub hosted a private open house to spread the word about its mission and new location...

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Three Northwestern professors talked about the recent protests in Iran in response to government restrictions during a Thursday panel discussion, hosted by Middle East and North African Studies in Kresge Hall. SESP Prof. Shirin Vossoughi started the discussion by contextualizing the protests in Iran. She said the demonstrations began Dec. 28, triggered by the “rapid...

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The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 held two community engagement meetings with families from Willard Elementary School’s Two-Way Immersion program on Jan. 15 and Jan. 22 to answer questions and address concerns as parents make plans for the future.  The meetings came a month after the district announced the bilingual program would end following the 2025-26...

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Northwestern’s Center for Legal Studies hosted its annual Law in Motion event, which explored Supreme Court cases, decisions and the broader question of the courts’ legitimacy, Thursday evening. The panel featured three law professors from across Chicago and was moderated by Director of Legal Studies and Prof. Joanna Grisinger. The roundtable centered on the legitimacy...

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Northwestern will not cancel classes despite anticipated freezing temperatures Friday, according to a University email sent to the community Wednesday. The decision follows a long history of hesitancy to shut down due to weather. The National Weather Service predicts temperatures will reach a low of around 4 degrees below zero, with wind chills dropping to...

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Last fall, Medill freshman Trevor Sullivan Weinstein applied to Northwestern with a supplemental essay about his desire to participate in The Dolphin Show. Over a year later, he is in the midst of tech week, preparing to appear in the ensemble of “Footloose,” the 2026 Dolphin Show selection, and his first NU production.  The largest...

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Four global experts on fact-checking and disinformation spoke with students at an informal lunch Thursday held by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs in Scott Hall.  The lunch was a prelude to the Buffett Institute’s Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World winter symposium this week. The programming started Thursday at the Chicago Council on Global...

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The 98th Academy Awards dropped their highly anticipated nominations Thursday morning. Records were broken with “Sinners” garnering 16 nominations, the most a film has ever received. “Sentimental Value” and “One Battle After Another” also collected hefty nominations.  What are The Daily’s thoughts on the Academy’s choices? Two of The Daily’s film critics, Newsletter Editor Dalton...

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Welcome to Recaptured — a roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism so far this quarter, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments. The first Recaptured of the quarter includes an interview with Interim President Henry Bienen, a protest and vigil after a Minnesota woman was shot, and a performance by Vidya Vox at a SASA concert. Email:...

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The Daily Northwestern · Everything Evanston: One year in, voters reflect on Trump’s second term The Daily asked community members how they feel about the Trump administration’s first year, how they think history will remember this time and what concerns or hopes they have moving forward. CHERIE ASANTE: It’s a very overwhelming and frustrating time....

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Last January, Evanston Folk Choir co-founder and professional musician Kaitlin Foley excitedly wrote in her journal that 37 people had signed up to join the newly established group.  One year later, that number has nearly tripled. More than 100 Evanston residents have since joined the choir, gathering weekly to sing together. The idea for the...

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When McCormick Prof. Sossina Haile started working at the Paula M. Trienens Institute for Sustainability and Energy 30 years ago, the world was not facing a climate crisis, she said. But it is today. Now, the institute works on sustainability projects, such as developing fuel usable without adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, rather, creating...

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This review contains spoilers. In the book world, Colleen Hoover’s about as polarizing as an author can get. Some readers laud her as a literary powerhouse, a mainstay of the romance genre. Others consider her books — and her smarmy, often morally grey characters — altogether unbearable. I consistently find myself in the latter camp....

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This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available. Last updated Jan. 22 at 9:05 p.m. The Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education unanimously voted to close Kingsley Elementary School after the 2025-26 school year at a special meeting Thursday.  The meeting immediately followed the last of three public...

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This review contains spoilers.  A well-meaning yet chronically overbearing board of directors. An overworked principal caught in their crosshairs. A passive-aggressive thumbs-up emoji.  These characters comprise TimeLine Theatre Company’s “Eureka Day,” a hilarious adaptation of the Tony-award winning Broadway play that opened Wednesday night in Chicago’s Broadway Playhouse at Water Tower Place.   Written by...

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Evanston Township High School District 202 and Evanston/Skokie School District 65 will have E-Learning Days on Friday, the districts announced Thursday. All instruction will be online, and no before or after school programming will take place Friday. The announcement comes after the National Weather Service issued an extreme cold warning for the city. The warning...

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