Evanston resident Terri Shepard spots Black children waiting for a bus in her neighborhood early every morning — rain, snow or sunshine — in Evanston’s Fifth Ward. At 3 p.m. every weekday afternoon, ...

Photo by Caroline Zeng / Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute As the marching band faded and the floats disappeared, a new sound took over: the steady hum of engines from the cleanup crew. Central ...

Banks’ sign onto her carriage-like parade vehicle before the 2025 Evanston Fourth of July parade. Photo by Stella Bleiweis / North by Northwestern A father beckoned to his two young children, both ...

Substitute teacher Gabriel Garcia sports gray “Mexicans Ain’t Going Anywhere” shirt at parade to protest ongoing discrimination and represent cultural heritage. Photo by Juliana Agudelo Ariza / North ...

Juliana Agudelo Ariza is a student in the summer 2025 Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute.

Gus Kohl arrived two hours early for Evanston’s Fourth of July parade. The 13-year-old set up his freezer and chair at a nearly empty Independence Park on Central Street, and he was ready. His goal ...

Gus Kohl arrived two hours early for Evanston’s Fourth of July parade. The 13-year-old set up his freezer and chair at a nearly empty Independence Park on Central Street, and he was ready. His goal ...

Evanston residents reflect on independence and social equity at this year’s Fourth of July Parade ...

This nearly three-hour play about soccer, or rather, football (and toxic masculinity) was surprisingly engaging. It moved quickly, with bright lights and lively, nationalistic music. In the first act, ...

My older sister is ordering our drinks at Iconica cafe in Northampton, Massachusetts. You order on the ground level, but we like to sit in the loft. The wallpaper is a map of the world up there, ...