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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.

City clerk candidates emphasize transparency, accountability in forum City clerk candidates discussed building resident trust and improving Freedom of Information Act procedures in a Saturday panel. The League of Women Voters of Evanston and the Evanston Public Library are partnering this week to co-sponsor a series of candidate forums in advance of February’s consolidated primary election. Josie Yanguas, a member of the League of Women Voters of Chicago, moderated Saturday’s virtual forum....

Write-ins trigger primaries in three more races Nine people have filed statements declaring themselves write-in candidates for Evanston city offices, triggering primary elections in three more races. Nine people have filed statements declaring themselves write-in candidates for Evanston city offices, triggering primary elections in three more races. And with Thursday the deadline for declaring a write-in candidacy that would trigger a primary, it’s possible even more aldermanic contests could...