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City Council voted Monday night to introduce an ordinance that would grant Connections for the Homeless a permit to operate a rooming house at the Margarita Inn.   The motion passed 6-2. At its April 26 meeting, Evanston’s Land Use Commission did not make a recommendation for or against the council granting a permit. Ald. Jonathan...

Most conversations about reparations center on compensating descendants of enslaved people. Evanston focused its effort on repairing damage caused by housing discrimination.

Evanston aldermen approved a settlement with former Northwestern University doctoral student Lawrence Crosby after police arrested Crosby for allegedly stealing a car that belonged to him.

With Chicago’s newly elected mayor, Brandon Johnson, set to be sworn in on May 15, Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss said he hopes the relationship between Evanston and Chicago’s local governments will have a more collaborative dynamic. Biss, who endorsed Johnson prior to April’s mayoral runoff election, emphasized the importance of building a stronger and more...

Members of City Council on the Planning and Development Committee voted Monday against moving forward with a proposal to allow for cannabis consumption lounges in Evanston. During Monday’s meeting, Ald. Devon Reid (8th), who made the referral for the proposal, said allowing cannabis lounges in the city is an equity issue. The lounges would allow...

Council Members Melissa Wynne (3rd Ward) and Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th Ward) mull changes to a proposed new ward map at an April 25 Redistricting Committee

City Council discussed plans to improve the city’s pedestrian crosswalks Monday. The city currently has 67 crossings, excluding those at controlled intersections — crossings regulated by traffic signals or all-way stop signs — according to a presentation given by Public Works Director Edgar Cano.  Residents frequently request that the city add more crossings, Cano said....

Cannabis lounges won't be coming to Evanston anytime soon as an ordinance to change indoor smoking laws stalled in committee on Monday.

City Council discussed a new Evanston ward map proposed by the Redistricting Committee on Monday. Evanston began its redistricting process in December 2021, planning to create a new ward map based on the 2020 census. In June, the council will vote on a final map.  State law does not require Evanston to redistrict based on...

Discriminatory housing policies led Rue Simmons, a former alderwoman, to push for reparations.