At its Monday night meeting, Evanston’s Rules Committee inched closer to eliminating procedural uncertainty over who would lead city government should Mayor Daniel Biss emerge victorious in the crowded race to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District. Per state law, if Biss is elected to Congress, City Council will vote to appoint one of its existing...
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The Institute for Adolescent Mental Health and Well-Being at Northwestern is up and running after the University received a $25 million gift in May from an anonymous donor. Located in the Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences psychology department, the institute houses faculty with academic backgrounds in adolescent development. Director Vijay Mittal said the institute...
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With Northwestern’s 34-7 victory over Central Michigan in the GameAbove Sports Bowl in the rear-view mirror, five members of the Wildcats’ graduating class were given another opportunity to don a purple helmet and pads once more on their hopeful paths to signing an NFL contract later this year during the offseason’s all-star bowl showcases. Quarterback...
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4 Suns Fresh Juice will relocate to Wild Onion Market, a community-owned grocery store in Rogers Park, after its Main Street storefront closed Monday. This comes after multiple Evanston business closures, including Peet’s Coffee, Chili’s and Bob’s Pizza. “I’m joining the club,” owner Gabrielle J. Walker told The Daily. “That is because traffic has been...
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The coming years promise Evanstonians improvements in bike lane infrastructure. But how active is Evanston’s biker community? A multi-year dataset of bikesharing trips operated by Divvy — a public bikesharing system owned by the Chicago Department of Transportation that expanded to Evanston in 2016 — offers part of the picture. The Daily filtered publicly available...
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Speakers in journalism and technology discussed personalization and AI-produced media at the “AI & The Future of News” event hosted by the Northwestern Network for Collaboration Intelligence as part of its Distinguished Panel Series on Monday. Computer science Prof. Larry Birnbaum led the discussion. Emily Withrow, senior vice president at The New York Times, speaking...
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Evanston clergy leaders took to the aisles of a Target store on West Howard Street on Monday morning to deliver a letter to store management, calling on the Minneapolis-based corporation to oppose federal immigration enforcement and affirm its stores are Fourth Amendment-protected workplaces. Signed by clergy members from Lake Street Church of Evanston, Unitarian Church...
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For Latina and Latino Studies Prof. Myrna García, who studies Latine history and immigrant rights, recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Chicago feel disturbingly familiar to immigration operations in the area during the 1970s. “In many ways, it’s uncanny because it mirrors some of this current moment where we are,” García said. The Medill...
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Illinois clinics and hospitals are reckoning with how to continue caring for patients after the recent expiration of Affordable Care Act subsidies. Tax credits to reduce health insurance costs for patients enrolled under the ACA expired at the start of this year. The expiration followed a record-long federal government shutdown in the fall, caused by...
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Saint Errant Brewing will put down permanent roots and open its own taproom next month at 2000 Dempster St. after years of brewing in different locations around Evanston. The venture came from a passion for home brewing shared by two of its co-owners, Brent Banks and Ryan Jacobs. The business was named after saint-errant, a...
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No. 6 Northwestern slayed 11 of its 12 foes at the Schiller Duals Saturday and Sunday at Ryan Fieldhouse. As the Wildcats overpowered three ranked opponents — No. 14 Temple, No. 7 Ohio State and No. 11 Stanford — it compiled a 32-4 record across weapons. Their only overall loss came at the hands of...
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After a few months in hibernation, No. 20 Northwestern resumed its repeat title quest with a seventh-place finish at the Purdue Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Senior Dianna Lee finished in a three-way tie for fifth place individually. After placing fourth in the event last year, the Wildcats were well on their...
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When standout Syracuse attacker Olivia Adamson entered her name in the transfer portal for her graduate season, she immediately became one of the top portal prospects in the country. So, when she visited Northwestern, it helped that her tour guide was a familiar face: her old Syracuse teammate and then-NU graduate student goalkeeper, Delaney Sweitzer....
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The Daily Northwestern · The Weekly: “ICE OUT” protests, City Council passes Envision Evanston, dining halls take norovirus precautions Why did students protest at The Arch Friday morning? What will happen following Evanston City Council’s vote to pass the “Envision Evanston” comprehensive plan? How did Northwestern dining halls respond to norovirus outbreaks on campus? The...
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