Nora Shelly
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Unexpected nostalgia after over three years at The Daily
My first visit to The Daily’s newsroom didn’t go that well. I attended the Open House for interested reporters but ended up turning around after I saw the sheer number of people piled inside the tiny room on the third floor of Norris. It took me weeks to take my first story: a poetry reading... → Read More
Schapiro clarifies research funding from Saudi Arabian government organization has been limited to sciences
University President Morton Schapiro said Wednesday the money Northwestern professors have taken from the Saudi Arabian government has been limited to scientific research. Northwestern and other universities have come under fire in recent weeks for taking money from the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, a Saudi-government science and technology research organization. The… → Read More
City Council meetings in Evanston are long. That’s a problem.
Mondays tend to be a late night for Evanston’s aldermen and city officials. It’s not Monday Night Football or an impending dread of the rest of the work week that keeps them awake, but council meetings that start in the evening and sometimes stretch into the early hours of the next morning. “It’s insane. They... → Read More
Months of tense debate over Harley Clarke to be clarified with public referendum Tuesday
Residents will have the option to weigh in on the future of the Harley Clarke Mansion, a decades-old brick behemoth on Sheridan Road north of campus, in a referendum vote this Tuesday. The referendum is an advisory opinion, meaning City Council may well go ahead with their memorandum of understanding with Evanston Lighthouse Dunes, which... → Read More
Lincoln Street beach causes problems for Northwestern, Evanston, state of Illinois
For decades, Northwestern students had near-exclusive access to a beach on north campus. The Lincoln Street Beach, formed largely due to lake bed shifting that occurred after Northwestern began constructing the Lakefill in the 1960s, was considered University property until 2015. Then, NU built the behemoth Ryan Fieldhouse with thousands upon thousands of square feet... → Read More
Shelly: Don’t let Big Bite Night be your last venture into Evanston’s food scene
Although it may have gone unnoticed by some, Sunday was the best day of the year. A day when Northwestern came together to celebrate something so wholesome that cars didn’t even seem to mind the hordes of college students blindly jaywalking all around Evanston. I’m not talking about Dillo Day — you could describe that... → Read More
EPD investigating shots fired at Emerson and Maple
Update: Reports of man with gun on campus determined to be hoax, “swatting incident” Evanston Police officers are responding to reports of shots fired at Emerson Street and Maple Avenue, the department tweeted Wednesday afternoon. Evanston Police off at a shots fired investigation. Stay out of the area of Emerson and Maple. — Evanston, IL Police... → Read More
Klein to take leave of absence from Northwestern
Medill Prof. Alec Klein, who yesterday was accused of harassment by several former students and employees of Medill, is taking a leave of absence from Northwestern. University spokesperson Al Cubbage made the announcement in a statement Thursday afternoon. According to the statement, Klein requested the leave of absence from all his positions at NU until... → Read More
Ann Rainey, Joe Moore push to clean up vacant Howard Street property
A push from aldermen on both the Chicago and Evanston sides of Howard Street to address a vacant property on the street continued Monday in a court hearing attended by 15 residents. Hearings about violations on the property will be continued into January of next year, but the parking lot and building have been cleaned... → Read More
Four people charged in three separate weekend incidents
Two Chicago residents were charged in connection with robbery in south Evanston early Saturday morning. Police were called to a home in the 1100 block of Madison Street for an armed robbery, according to a Monday news release from the Evanston Police Department. A 35-year-old woman told officers she was robbed at gunpoint by two... → Read More
Developers present plan for development targeting ‘active’ seniors
Another tower project may be on its way to Evanston. Developers for a building on Oak Avenue in downtown Evanston presented their plans for an “active adult” community at a sparsely-attended neighborhood meeting Thursday evening. The plans call for a 17-story building with 169 units targeted at people 55-and-older who aren’t in need of assisted... → Read More
Peckish Pig, Ward Eight lauded as generator of development on Howard Street
Two 8th Ward restaurants launched with the city’s help have returned more than $570,000 to Evanston in economic impact, city officials announced Monday. The report, presented at City Council, listed the costs and revenues garnered from Peckish Pig, 623 Howard St., and Ward Eight, 629 Howard St., which opened in 2013 and 2012, respectively. Both... → Read More
Controversial conservative speaker Ben Shapiro discusses politics, NU issues
Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro spoke about numerous issues including economic mobility and contemporary campus culture as College Republicans’ spring speaker Wednesday. The event, held in McCormick Auditorium in Norris University Center, was also sponsored by Young America’s Foundation. Shapiro, editor in chief of conservative website The Daily Wire, discussed a variety of political and… → Read More
Senate Democrats push through state budget plan
The Illinois Senate passed Tuesday a budget plan, which includes an income tax increase and an appropriation plan. The bills were passed after months of back-and-forth across the Senate aisle over proposals to end the budget impasse, which will start its third year at the end of June. The impasse was briefly relieved last year... → Read More
Bobkiewicz withdraws from Tacoma city manager consideration
City manager Wally Bobkiewicz withdrew his name from consideration for a city manager’s position in Tacoma, Washington, according to a statement released Saturday. Bobkiewicz said in the statement that the Tacoma position was “attractive,” partially because he has family in the area, but that he is “not yet ready to leave Evanston.” Tacoma has been... → Read More
Sen. Dick Durbin undergoes heart surgery at Northwestern Memorial
US. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) underwent an outpatient heart procedure Tuesday morning at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after an annual physical found a common abnormal heart rhythm, according to a news release. The procedure, which was described as low-risk, aimed to treat Durbin’s “atrial flutter” and get rid of abnormal heart tissue and correct the irregular... → Read More
Northwestern’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity suspended from campus
Northwestern’s chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity has been suspended from campus, a University official confirmed. The University suspended the chapter after the fraternity “knowingly violated” its disciplinary probation earlier this year, University spokesman Bob Rowley said. An investigation into the chapter found SAE had been “repeatedly hosting parties and providing alcohol to… → Read More
Illnesses reported in Northwestern on-campus housing
University officials have received reports of illness in residents living in certain on-campus buildings, executive director of residential services Jennifer Luttig-Komrosky said in an email. The cause of the illnesses is unknown, but Luttig-Komrosky said the symptoms of diarrhea, nausea and vomiting are consistent with “mild, self-limited viral infection.” Staff have received the reports over... → Read More
University will not take disciplinary action against SAE, unnamed fraternity following reports of alleged assaults, druggings
The University announced Thursday that no disciplinary action will be taken against Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and another, unnamed fraternity regarding reports of multiple alleged sexual assaults and druggings at the two houses. The University concluded its review of the reports and will not investigate them any further at this time, according to an email from... → Read More
Two challenge long-standing 3rd Ward alderman
Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) is facing two challengers in her reelection campaign in a race that has focused largely on affordability issues and the responsibilities of aldermen to their residents. Her two challengers are Alex Morgan, who is involved with the Democratic Party of Evanston and has a background in education and political work, and... → Read More