Cara Prattsaid News Today

The City of Evanston has begun its search for a contractor to install solar panels on the Robert Crown Community Center, advancing on a yearslong goal. Since the center’s reconstruction in 2020, city officials have discussed installing solar panels on the building. More than three years later, Evanston put out a Request for Proposals from...

Eighth Ward resident Jane Neumann recently installed solar panels on her home — a “pretty easy” choice for her household — she said. Yet solar panels aren’t as common a sight in her neighborhood as they are in other parts of the city, she’s noticed.  In wards of the city with higher concentrations of wealthy...