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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

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Recaptured: May Day protests, ‘BOOMSHAKA: after hours’ and a record breaking baseball win

May 2, 2025

Welcome to Recaptured — a weekly roundup of The Daily’s photojournalism, featuring our reporters’ most memorable moments.        Email:...

A protester holds a sign as Mayor Daniel Biss addresses the crowd at Indivisible Evanston’s May Day protest in Fountain Square Thursday afternoon.

Evanston residents mobilize for labor, immigration, welfare rights in May Day rally

May 2, 2025

More than 400 community members rallied for labor, immigrant and welfare rights at Fountain Square on Thursday afternoon as part of the national May Day Strong campaign to reclaim power from ”corporate...

Wong: A less perfect union

Wong: A less perfect union

May 1, 2025

Last month, I watched Northwestern students tread lightly past picket lines of dining workers, their faces cycling through expressions: annoyance, guilt, solidarity, indifference.  Later, on Fizz —...

Multiple arms in different colored and patterned sleeves with different student groups labelled on them.

SOLR hosts May Day event to celebrate campus workers, spotlight intersectional activism efforts

May 2, 2023

Hundreds of students and workers gathered in the Multicultural Center Monday to celebrate May Day, which recognizes the struggles and gains of international labor organization efforts.  On May 1, 1886,...

A white banner with “We Keep Each Other Safe By...” written in red capital letters.

Youth gather, paint abolition banners at Evanston Fight for Black Lives ‘Reclaim the Block’ event

May 3, 2021

About 30 Evanston youth painted banners demanding police abolition at a Sunday “Reclaim The Block Party” hosted by Evanston Fight for Black Lives. Attendees also painted “Abolish EPD” in white...

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