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Northwestern University is trying to win over neighbors with plans to bring concerts to the home of the Wildcats.

"If the problem is that someone doesn’t have enough money, the simplest solution is, believe it or not, to give them some money," Evanston Mayor Dan Biss wrote in a memo announcing the payments.

Whether you hope to celebrate the holiday season with last-minute shopping, warm beverages or live music, you don’t need to look any further than Evanston for seasonal events to add to your winter agenda. Those in town during the month of December can bundle up, grab a holiday treat and join the Evanston community for...

Mayor Daniel Biss spoke about the complexities of Northwestern’s economic, cultural and political relationship with the Evanston community Monday afternoon. About 15 students, faculty, staff and community members attended “The View from Two Sides of Chicago,” an event aimed at facilitating conversations between students and university representatives from NU and the University of Chicago and...

Evanston voters decided overwhelmingly to replace the city’s “winner-take-all” voting system with ranked-choice voting Tuesday night. Proponents of the referendum say the change will lead to fairer elections and less acrimonious campaigns.  The vote made Evanston the first municipality in Illinois to adopt the system. 82% of voters approved the measure with 98% of precincts...