Northwestern University and the city of Evanston will host the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship, with the NCAA semifinals and title game set to be played at Northwestern Medicine Field at Martin Stadium.

The university posted a more than $50 million operating surplus and recorded its second-best fundraising year ever. Still, school leaders remain cautious about the road ahead.

Northwestern University and the city of Evanston, in collaboration with the City of Chicago, have been awarded the 2026 NCAA Division I

In overtime, Gillespie made a layup with 6.9 seconds left to tie it at 74-all and he poked it away from Ty Berry at the other end. The ball deflected off Maryland forward Julian Reese, giving Northwestern possession with 0.7 seconds left.

The Virginia Wadsworth Wirtz Center for the Performing Arts at Northwestern University is turning up the heat this winter with a dynamic lineup

Braden Smith had 22 points and seven assists to lead No. 20 Purdue men’s basketball to a 79-61 rout of Northwestern on Sunday.

Researchers here in Chicago say long COVID patients may have to wait a little longer for answers to what many healthcare workers find to be a puzzling condition.

In overtime, Gillespie made a layup with 6.9 seconds left to tie it at 74-all and he poked it away from Ty Berry at the other end. The ball deflected off Maryland forward Julian Reese, giving Northwestern possession with 0.7 seconds left.

Northwestern’s Department of Black Studies hosted a discussion panel on “unmaking” segregation in Parkes Hall Wednesday evening. The panel featured social justice artist Tonika Lewis Johnson, University of Illinois Chicago Sociology Prof.

Chicagoland kids boost creativity, confidence and collaboration through project- and play-based learning at NU’s.

BOTTOM LINE: No. 20 Michigan plays Northwestern after Danny Wolf scored 23 points in Michigan's 84-81 overtime loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. The Wolverines have gone 8-0 in home games. Michigan ranks third in the Big Ten in rebounding averaging 35.6 rebounds. Wolf leads the Wolverines with 10.1 boards.

The National Endowment for the Arts, the most prominent federal arts funder, will give nearly $2 million to 80 groups in Illinois.