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The inaugural cohort at Stateville prison are the first group of incarcerated students to graduate from a bachelors program at a top university.
Residents expressed frustrations about Northwestern’s proposed Memorandum of Understanding — and councilmembers’ intention to approve the agreement — at a town hall meeting Thursday. Over 40 residents attended the town hall virtually and in person to discuss their concerns with hosts Alds. Devon Reid (8th) and Bobby Burns (5th). The town hall precedes the upcoming...
With heartwarming performances and delicious treats, Mayor Daniel Biss and the Evanston Arts Council honored the contributions of Evanston’s artists and arts organizations at the city’s annual “A Bright Night for the Arts” event Wednesday at the Theo Ubique Cabaret Theatre. Chatters and warm exchanges filled the room long before the program started. The Theo...
William Peeples spent 13 years on death row before having his sentence commuted in 2003 to life without parole. Since joining the Northwestern Prison Education Program, Peeples has had the chance to study scholars like Karl Marx and Kimberlé Crenshaw, and won the inaugural Janice Nora Lackey Award for Academic Excellence at Stateville Correctional Center...
Two organizations of the UL safety testing enterprise welcomed about 200 workers to their new headquarters in downtown Evanston this month as the city’s central business district continues to grapple with rising office vacancies. Leaders from UL Research Institutes and UL Standards & Engagement celebrated the move from a suburban office park in Northbrook at...