Rapid Recap: City Council votes to pass Envision Evanston by The Daily Northwestern

“All of my errands are basically mini playdates. It’s a lot more fun to do what you gotta do when you can do it with driver friends,” writes Opinion Columnist Sylvie Slotkin.

In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy, the city of Evanston extended the one-day celebration to a weekend filled with performances, speeches and community bonding events. The city’s 2026 MLK Day of Celebration took place Saturday, Jan. 17th at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, honoring young activists during the civil rights movement. Evanstonians continued the musical remembrance of MLK at the 23rd Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Celebration Concert Sunday, Jan 18th.

The Weekly: Republican IL-09 primary candidates, Northwestern football’s 2026 transfer class, Chili’s among Evanston business closure trend by The Daily Northwestern

The Daily asked community members how they feel about the Trump administration’s first year, how they think history will remember this time and what concerns or hopes they have moving forward.

“I wonder if I should get back into the fanfic game. Laugh all you want, but I think it’s honest work,” writes Opinion Columnist Sylvie Slotkin.

How did students feel about a red X painted over a transgender memorial on The Rock? What will Evanston families do following the end of the Willard TWI program? What issues were Greenwood Care employees reporting before, during and after the Executive Director’s resignation? The Daily answers these questions and recaps other top stories from the last week.

In this episode, The Daily reports on the opening of Luna’s Pub and Grill at Norris University Center, talking with students and staff about food, pricing, programming and the community appeal of a new campus restaurant.

Rapid Recap: City Council rejects funding for Choice Authentic, files Environmental Equity Investigation by The Daily Northwestern

“It’s worth spending an hour or so bored even if I would rather be sleeping to avoid shelling out the big bucks on an early Uber home,” writes Opinion Columnist Sylvie Slotkin.