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Rose Cannon said she still remembers the excitement she felt at an early Evanston town hall on reparations in December 2019.  A few weeks prior, the city had become the first in the country to pass a reparations resolution, which aimed to address the history of opportunity and wealth disparities affecting Black residents. More than...

The Redistricting Committee voted unanimously to recommend a new ward map to City Council on Tuesday night. The proposed map would impact about 4,000 residents’ ward placements and significantly reduce current differences in population between wards. The council will vote on whether to approve the map June 12. If approved, the changes would be implemented...

Evanston’s Redistricting Committee voted to implement public input on a proposed new ward map Tuesday night. The changes, which would be implemented in the 2025 elections, would keep Sherman Plaza in Ward 1 rather than moving it to Ward 4, make the wards more even in population and change fewer citizens’ current ward than the...

If you have the chance to see The Dolphin Show’s production of “Matilda the Musical” this month, take a moment between the high-energy musical numbers and quirky, inspiring story to look up. You’ll see an intricate false proscenium — the part of a theater that frames the stage — the product of 100 hours of...

After Illinois lawmakers voted to legalize adult-use recreational cannabis in 2019, business partners Jermell Chavis and Evanston resident Jonah Wine applied for a dispensary license, hoping to open an Evanston dispensary.  But after three years of applications and obtaining a perfect application score, the two have not yet been granted a license. Cannabis is something...

A health assessment in July revealed that residents of the historically Black 5th Ward have a life expectancy five to 13 years shorter than residents in local predominantly white neighborhoods.  Every five years, the Health and Human Services Department conducts the Evanston Process for Local Assessment of Needs (EPLAN) to holistically look at the health...

Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence.  Ten years ago, Navy veteran and Evanston resident Carolyn Murray said she heard gunshots outside her home every night.  “During that time, some of my friends were deployed in Afghanistan, and sometimes they could hear the gunshots while we were on the phone,” Murray said.  Instances...