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Patricia Acha (Communication ’83) didn’t think she’d find herself in Chicago on Saturday protesting President Donald Trump’s policies — at least, not again. “The first term, I protested at every single protest,” Acha said. “I have a library of these signs in my kitchen, and I was just about ready to recycle them, and then this happens.”...

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The Arc of Illinois. More to Discover. More in City. A postcard depicting a blue map of the city of Evanston reading “Evanston Elections 2025. City ...

The sweltering heat and 15 sleepless hours in Welsh-Ryan Arena did not tire the hundreds of dancers at Northwestern’s 51st annual Dance Marathon last weekend. This year, NUDM raised $191,827 for Chicago HOPES for Kids, its primary and rotating beneficiary, and the Evanston Community Foundation, its permanent beneficiary. That figure accounts for just half of...

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There appear to be another round of layoffs that have just taken place at an Illinois ... Missing From: Evanston, IL. Age Now: 15.

The event is held on June 22, 2025 at Downtown Evanston - City of Evanston Public Parking Lot 3 in Evanston, IL.

Using a rope and pulley system, workers of the Forest Preserves of Cook County hoisted 7-year-old Elliana Rosen to the top of a tree as a crowd of families watched.  One of over 200 attendees at Sunday’s third annual Earth-a-Palooza, the Fairview South Elementary School first grader said she “went as far as the world...

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Of the five goals junior attacker Madison Taylor scored in No. 3 Northwestern’s 15-6 thumping of Rutgers Sunday, her fifth — punched in early in the fourth quarter, well after NU pushed the game out of reach — may have been the most significant.  With about 11 minutes remaining in the contest, Taylor cradled the...

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While tied at four with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and looking to avoid the series sweep, Northwestern looked to sophomore infielder Ryan Kucherak.  With a 1-1 count, Kucherak unloaded with a great swing and drove the baseball to left-center field for a single, scoring senior outfielder Preston Knott to win 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. Northwestern baseball clinched a 5-4 win against Iowa on Sunday after losing the first two games...

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Exactly a week before No. 47 Northwestern took to the court against No. 11 Ohio State Friday, NU suffered what 27-year veteran coach Claire Pollard described as “one of the worst performances I’ve had in my career.” The Wildcats (10-11, 3-6 Big Ten) lost 4-2 to No. 73 Michigan State on that day, sinking below...

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Entering the weekend series against Illinois, coach Kate Drohan and associate head coach Caryl Drohan were just two games from eclipsing 800 coaching wins. Although the Wildcats (20-12-1, 9-1-0 Big Ten) failed to remain undefeated in Big Ten play, they clinched the series and the Drohans’ 800th wins in the second game of a doubleheader...

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Losers of three of its last four matches, No. 66 Northwestern traveled to face No. 31 Michigan State and No. 23 Michigan hoping to play the role of giant-killer. Coach Arvid Swan’s unit entered the weekend looking for its first Big Ten win since March 16. At the weekend’s conclusion, however, the Wildcats (11-13, 3-6...

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Communication sophomore Marcus Dowd performed in last year’s Dolphin Show. He has acted in Student Theatre Coalition plays. He minors in dance. And he just became a director. Dowd was one of three new student directors in WAVE Productions’ Directors’ Festival, known as D-Fest. The event showcased three 30-minute plays from Dowd, Communication sophomore Ash...

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Northwestern’s Black Poetry Society hosted its third annual “Speak On It” event Saturday evening, bringing together poets from across the Chicago area to share their work. This year’s event, held at McCormick Auditorium, centered on the theme of solidarity and served as a celebration of Black expression and identity through the power of poetry. The...

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Freshman Elise Lee finished with a 3-under 213 through 54 holes at the Augusta National Women’s Amateur in Georgia this weekend, tying for 14th place and recording the highest finish at the event in Northwestern history. Lee, who debuted for the Wildcats at the Mason Rudolph Championship in September, started with a strong first round...

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The Iowa baseball team took two of three games from the Northwestern Wildcats over the weekend in Evanston, Illinois. The Hawkeyes won the first ...

The Grove Gallery in downtown Evanston hosted an opening April 5 for its “Inside/Out” Exhibition, focused on the idea of windows as metaphors. Gallery director and curator Sarah Kaiser-Amaral said the exhibition’s theme was inspired by an article about windows by Tracy Chevalier in the Financial Times. Using the topic of windows as a springboard...

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All hope seems lost, the main characters are surrounded by zombies with nowhere to go — until a character unknown to them springs into action and saves the day to the tune of “Lil Boo Thang” by Paul Russell. He then declares, “I am Steve.” The theater erupts in a cacophony of clapping and laughter...

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The event is held on April 07, 2025 at Evanston Art Center in Evanston, IL.

... EVANSTON, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 22: Myles Rice #1 of the Indiana ...