Evanston resident Mark Metz has been doing long-distance bicycle tours for over a decade. But his latest ride has a special purpose. Metz and his wife, Noreen Edwards, set off on 4,100 miles of the Tr...

Evanston released its 2026 proposed budget with a projected expenditure totalling $403,987,896, including operating transfers out, an anticipated 2.1% increase in spending Monday.  The spending increa...

As Northwestern faculty continue to grapple with the consequences of the $790 million federal funding freeze, the Trump administration still has yet to publicly announce what concessions would help th...

On Saturday morning, Evanston residents gathered at the Evanston Farmers’ Market to try the three contenders for the best apple cider in the city. Featuring crimson leaves, misshapen pumpkins and tart...

In a Medill School of Journalism course that pairs journalism students with incarcerated peers, two seniors produced an award-winning documentary entitled “Hey Hugo.” The documentary was created in “D...

With Illinois and Chicago under the national microscope amid immigration enforcement and an impending U.S. National Guard deployment, nine Democratic candidates vying for U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat ...

Rush hour sounded different on the Church Street overpass Friday — a chorus of honks for protesters waving anti-Trump signs and American flags above I-94. For the past month, protesters have gathered ...

The haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate. Taylor Swift’s latest album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” is a pop triumph. Released on Friday, “The Life of a Showgirl” is Swift’s 12th studio album. The p...

Aging is the one of the biggest risk factors for a variety of diseases, including cancer and cognitive decline. At Feinberg School of Medicine’s Potocsnak Longevity Institute, doctors are searching fo...

When Evanston resident Suzanne Aceron Badillo, who is Filipino American, saw a story in the Evanston RoundTable about the city’s first Filipino residents, she immediately sent it to her entire family....

In recent decades, Northwestern has touted its efforts to support students through Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives.  “At Northwestern, we believe that diversity — of background, identity, ...

When Raj Mankad (Weinberg ’99) arrived to Northwestern as a freshman in the Honors Program in Medical Education — a now-discontinued seven-year pathway admitting undergraduates simultaneously into Fei...

As the fall season settles in and with Halloween just around the corner, there are several events in Evanston to embrace the spooky season. Enjoy free entry at photo exhibitions and trick-or-treating ...

The Reparations Stakeholders Authority of Evanston held a community meeting at the Faith Temple Church Monday night to discuss how to allocate its $1 million reparations fund. The forum, intended to s...

A financial aid antitrust lawsuit filed against Northwestern and 39 other American universities was dismissed Thursday, with the judge citing a lack of both jurisdiction and proven collusion between t...

City Council gathered a supermajority Monday evening to override a mayoral veto of the 1% municipal grocery tax. The meeting was the final opportunity to finalize the ordinance before the state’s Oct....

When Evanston Township High School sophomore Eliana Napolez-Savig registered for Geometry in Construction — a course where students build a house for low-income families — she didn’t expect to walk aw...

When Evanston announced it would break off its contract with Flock Safety — a surveillance technology company operating a system of license-plate reading cameras — in an Aug. 27 news release, months o...

Nearly six months after the Trump administration froze $790 million in federal funding for Northwestern, faculty continue to confront a new academic research reality amid national changes. An uncertai...

Evanston/Skokie School District 65 parent Jason Orloff had a light fixture crash into him at the Joseph E. Hill Early Childhood Center in the spring. The light sat right next to where a meeting room d...

Around a dozen graduate and undergraduate students gathered in front of Technological Institute on Friday to protest a controversial bias training required for all Northwestern students. The news conf...

For indie-rock artist Meg Duffy, their latest album, “Blue Reminder,” isn’t just about falling in love.  With lyrics that took years to nail down and instrumentals that largely came together live in the studio, Duffy said this album is an exploration of the vulnerability and fear that come with allowing yourself to love. This album...

SESP senior Asha Buerk attended her first Responsible AI Student Organization discussion three years ago. Now, she said, recalling the experience still makes her smile. Even as one of only two freshme...

Construction on Northwestern’s Kip and Sara Kirkpatrick Softball Stadium — a major achievement for the NU team —  has caused headaches for some residents, as discussed at a joint virtual 1st and 7th W...