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City Council approved the creation of a $50,000 Refugee Resettlement Fund to assist refugee families settling in Evanston on Monday. The fund will provide families who have fled violence and persecution with services such as housing, food, clothing and transportation, according to a memo from Health and Human Services Director Ike Ogbo. City Council also...
City Council swore in Schenita Stewart as Evanston’s first permanent woman police chief at its Monday meeting. Evanston Police Department members and residents packed the council chambers, erupting in a standing ovation after Stewart was sworn in by Mayor Daniel Biss. Stewart most recently served as the deputy chief of police for the East Dundee...
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Evanston's first permanent female police chief, Schenita Stewart, was born and raised in the city.
A study investigating Evanston parking across the city and around Ryan Field concluded Evanston should raise its parking prices. City Council contracted engineering consulting company WGI to conduct the study in 2020, but it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Results were presented to City Council on Tuesday night. Ald. Devon Reid (8th), a...
In August, Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare’s crisis emergency response program began operating on a 24/7 basis. Chris Mayer, clinical director of crisis services at Trilogy Behavioral Healthcare, presented to City Council Tuesday on the program’s progress. He said Illinois residents will have access to the mobile crisis line any time of day with Trilogy’s new program. ...