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Dave’s Italian Kitchen owner Dave Glatt said he has maintained contact with Ald. Clare Kelly (1st).

Owners seek council outreach

Responsiveness of council members paramount for upcoming election By DESIREE LUO

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Before YoFresh Cafe’s scheduled opening in August 2014, the city inspector delayed the license by a month, co-owner Jean Murphy said. She contacted Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) for help. Wynne did not respond. Murphy said she went to the Civic

Center for the license. “I had to go down there and act crazy to ensure we could open our doors,” Murphy said. Since then, Murphy said she stopped depending on Wynne for help. She and her husband, co-owner Larry Murphy, have sustained the cafe for the past decade by allowing residents to host events there. Wynne, who has served on

City Council since 1998, will not seek reelection this year. The 3rd Ward candidates are environmentalist Gennifer Geer, shelter director Shawn Iles and businessperson John Kennedy. Murphy said all she wants from the next alderperson is “an acknowledgment that (YoFresh Cafe is) here.” Ahead of the Evanston election on April 1, some business owners

said elected officials vary in their responses to feedback. Dave’s Italian Kitchen owner Dave Glatt said he has maintained contact with Ald. Clare Kelly (1st). Kelly introduced herself to Glatt at the restaurant after winning the 2021 election, he said. “A lot of things are mundane,” Glatt said. “If my garbage doesn’t

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Northwestern updated its financial assistance policy for Summer 2025 on student grant eligibility, just four months before the quarter will begin on June 23. The new policies from the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid require students seeking need-based institutional grant funding to provide “additional context for their enrollment plans.” Funding will not be available to students who have previously received summer aid without special circumstances, according to the office’s website. Additionally, the University will not fund students who have received aid for a summer study abroad program before, or those pursuing “additional credentials,” such as extra majors, minors or graduate coursework. However, students with special circumstances — such as needing aid to complete primary degree requirements through summer classes — may request an exception by providing course details for review. In a statement sent to The Daily, the Office of Financial Aid said these circumstances could also include

the summer, current NU students must be enrolled in at least two credit units. Additionally, students who graduate in June are not eligible for summer aid, and first-year and transfer students will only be eligible for summer aid after their fall enrollment. Sources of funding will include federal sources of aid, such as Pell Grants or loans, and internal NU grant assistance. However, the Office of Financial Aid stated the NU Loan — a financing option available to parents of undergraduate students — is not available during summer terms. “Summer institutional grant assistance has always been prioritized to help support Evanston undergraduates who need additional enrollment to complete their primary degree program on time. This policy helps the University to better prioritize resources for progress to degree,” the Office of Financial Aid said in a statement to The Daily. The website stated that NU will continue reviewing these policies and will announce any changes for Summer 2026 on the financial aid website this fall. alexiasextou2028@u.northwestern.edu

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The Illinois Department of Public Health launched a new dashboard, which methodically presents statewide data about violent deaths and firearm injury rates, last month. The violent deaths data was sourced from the Illinois Violent Death Reporting System, which is operated by Northwestern University’s Feinberg

emergency department visit data about firearm injuries. This data collection system was partly funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advancing Violence Epidemiology in Real-Time grant. The dashboard was designed by Understory Consulting, a research and policy consulting firm. It was funded by the Joyce Foundation, a nonprofit

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Since 1972, the James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy has provided legal and social work services free of charge to those in need in the Evanston community. Originally, the Moran Center was founded to provide representation for youth involved in the criminal justice system. Since then, it has expanded to services related to education advocacy, legal guardianship and immigration. It continues to adapt in the wake of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration.

The Moran Center’s website highlights four main avenues in which it works: justice in the classroom, public policy and community education, access to the courtroom and restoration in the community. “All of our services are integrated to really holistically help the young people and families that we’re serving,” said Rachel Solomon, the Moran Center’s director of development and communications. The Moran Center operates one of the largest criminal record relief practices in Illinois, said Patrick Keenan-Devlin (Bienen ’06), the center’s executive director and youth defense attorney. The center’s Criminal

Record Relief team provides free services to those who want to expunge or seal their Illinois criminal history, reducing barriers to employment and education. Solomon said the center prevents youth from entering the carceral system, which can affect future opportunities. Since its launch in 2019, the center’s Roger Pascal Restorative Justice Initiative has kept 102 youth out of the carceral system. “I often refer to our restorative justice initiative as our get out of business plan, because if we know each other, if we are in relationship with each other, we become less reliant on systems with a capital ‘S,’” Keenan-Devlin

said. “The ultimate vision plan for the Moran Center is that we are building a community that’s in relationship with each other, that doesn’t need us at the end of the day.” Keenan-Devlin said the Moran Center defines “youth” as someone under the age of 26 because research indicates that a young person’s frontal lobe is not fully developed until that age. The center sometimes interacts with these youth directly, such as helping children seek emancipation or representing children in disputes with their school district. It most often assists children’s

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