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Gallery: 2026 Primary Election Day in Evanston

On Tuesday night, Mayor Daniel Biss, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and Winnetka environmentalist Patrick Hanley secured Democratic nominations for the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate and ...
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Live: Biss, Stratton, Hanley prevail in Democratic primary races

Months of campaigning concluded Tuesday as primary elections across Illinois drew national attention. Tuesday night, Mayor ...
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John Elleson wins Republican congressional primary race

This is a developing story and will be updated as new information becomes available. Last updated March 17 at 11:02 p.m.
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The Daily Explains: Where Northwestern stands in federal antisemitism investigations The Daily Explains: Where Northwestern stands in federal antisemitism investigations

The Trump administration has ushered in an era of upheaval in higher education, and Northwestern is one of several universities undergoing several federal investigations. These federal investigations ...
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Latino organizations, advocates talk priorities ahead of Democratic congressional primary

For the first time since 1999, Evanston voters are preparing to send a new U.S. representative to Washington. For advocates ...
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‘Tonight is just the very beginning’: Biss claims generational victory in congressional primary, honors Schakowsky legacy

Twenty-eight years ago to the day, U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) claimed victory in a Democratic primary that came to define Illinois’ 9th Congressional District for a generation. On Tuesday ...
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Chicago Stars no longer pursuing Ryan Field as home venue, club announces

Chicago Stars FC is no longer pursuing an application to play professional women’s soccer at Northwestern’s newly-constructed stadium, the club announced in a Wednesday news release. “After thoughtful ...
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Celebrasia event celebrates Asian cultures through guest artists and student performances

Colors, rhythms and traditions filled Cahn Auditorium as students took the stage for Celebrasia, Northwestern’s long-standing ...
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Focus group: 7 D65 parents talk Structural Deficit Reduction Plan, district’s future

In September, Evanston/Skokie School District 65 staff presented 33 school closure scenarios to the District 65 Board of ...
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Men’s Basketball: Jake West’s first-half ascension powers Northwestern over Indiana for the seventh straight time

CHICAGO — If this season was a coming-of-age movie for freshman guard Jake West, Wednesday’s Big Ten Tournament win marked his progression to adulthood. However, his growth as a collegiate basketball ...
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Grove Gallery’s ‘Women Painting Women’ debuts during Women’s History Month

When curating Grove Gallery’s latest exhibition, gallery director Sarah Kaiser-Amaral said she didn’t just want “pretty” works of art. She wanted art that elevated women. Kaiser-Amaral said she ...
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Faculty, students look ahead to the new AI major

As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes industries, universities like Carnegie Mellon and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have expanded academic programs to train the next generation of ...