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After 15 hours of dancing, “Don’t Stop Me Now” by Queen played over the speakers to close out the 50th Northwestern University Dance Marathon. Battling sleep deprivation and fatigue, hundreds of student dancers stood up for the Saturday morning encore, raising their hands to celebrate an unforgettable night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. NUDM is one of...

In 2018, YWCA Evanston/North Shore and the Evanston Community Foundation began creating college savings accounts and providing financial support for children participating in a pilot program aptly named Savings for Success.  The groups initially partnered with parents at Community Organizing and Family Issues before contacting pre-K programs and childcare centers.  Savings for Success began offering...

Reparation efforts are underway in Ashville and Buncombe County, but the Tzedek Social Justice Fund has started a community-led reparations project.

Three finalists for Evanston Police Department’s next chief discussed staffing shortages, community-centered policing and crime reduction at a Thursday forum. The finalists, Migdalia Bulnes, Joshua Hunt and Schenita Stewart, answered questions submitted by residents. Sol Anderson, president and CEO of the Evanston Community Foundation, moderated the event. The next chief will be the department’s fourth...

Weary of waiting for the federal government to act on reparations for black Americans, churches and other faith groups have started their own programs.