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City Council voted to introduce an ordinance for the implementation of ranked-choice voting and discussed an amendment to Evanston’s Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance Monday night. On November 8, 2022, Evanston voters passed a referendum that established ranked-choice voting for elected city officials. The City of Evanston authorized this through its Home Rule powers, however, the...

Hundreds attended the 23rd annual Aging Well Conference hosted by the Levy Senior Center and enjoyed workshops, music, a raffle, food and recreation Friday. With May being Older Americans Month, the center held the event to provide artistic, physical and informative services to older individuals as a way to engage and celebrate them, according to...

Less than a year before the 2025 municipal election, Mayor Daniel Biss has yet to declare whether he’ll seek reelection, but he received a vote of approval from county Democrats last week. On April 22, the Cook County Democrats’ central committee ratified Biss’ appointment to lead the Evanston Democratic party, he confirmed to The Daily....

Sierra Ferrell, Patty Griffin and Hiss Golden Messenger are among the +30 artists on the inaugural Evanston Folk Festival lineup.

Last year, Black and Brown residents, Muslim Americans, Jewish Americans, members of the LGBTQ+ community and others were targeted in hate crimes more than 300 times. Smart new policies, zero tolerance, cooperation and unity can defeat hate.

A Cook County judge Friday dismissed three of the four counts in a lawsuit filed against the city of Evanston over a City Council vote to allow use of the rebuilt Ryan Field as a concert venue by Northwestern University. Cook County Circuit Judge Pamela McLean Meyerson ruled on two motions for dismissal of the three counts, one by Evanston and the other by Northwestern. Neither party sought to ...

Ryan Field Lawsuit: Judge Tosses 3 Of 4 Counts Of Neighbors' Complaint - Evanston, IL - A judge found the City Council followed its own rules when approving Northwestern's plan for stadium concerts, though it did not have to.

Evanston’s unbalanced response to the Israeli-Gazan violence shows that our government (rightly) cares about Israeli lives and Jewish voices but does not care about Palestinian lives or Muslim voices. Our government must not continue to ignore the killing and starvation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians even after it issued an official proclamation condemning the...

Responding to a regional call for migrant housing, City Council signaled it would support opening a home for asylum-seekers in Evanston — but also appeared hesitant toward renovating a vacant downtown office building into a temporary shelter. City staff revealed a proposal last week to use the two-story building at 1020 Church St. as a...

The Cook County primaries saw close races and turnout as low as 17.95%. Now that all the votes have been counted, here’s a rundown of the results of the key races and how Evanston residents voted.  Cook County State’s Attorney race Former Illinois Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke beat former prosecutor Clayton Harris III...