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If the question in Evanston passes next week, ranked choice voting would first be used in the city in the spring of 2025.

The Evanston Youth Advisory Committee hosted a youth town hall Tuesday at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center to inform the community about issues Evanston youth face.  The attendees highlighted mental health and school safety as primary concerns, and encouraged residents to vote in the upcoming election. Evanston Township High School senior and 4th Ward...

(The Center Square) – As part of an effort to remove all lead water service lines in Illinois as required by law, communities must first determine how many lines need to be replaced. According to Environmental Protectio...

In just two weeks, Evanston residents will vote not just on local and state representatives — but on the city’s voting system itself.  In July, City Council unanimously approved a referendum for the Nov. 8 general election ballot asking Evanston voters if they want to use ranked-choice voting. Under Evanston’s current “winner-take-all” election system, the...

Evanston’s Sustainability and Resilience Coordinator Cara Pratt presented an update on the Climate Action and Resilience Plan at Monday’s City Council meeting. Pratt cited the city’s 38% decrease in carbon emissions since 2005 as a sign of CARP’s success, but expressed that the city needs to allocate more resources toward sustainability efforts. Pratt said the...