The city launched its new Evanston Sun Power Program in partnership with Windfree Solar earlier this month to provide solar energy system installations at no cost to approximately 20 Evanston households. Low- and moderate-income households will be selected via a lottery system for the program. The...
The Quadrel Evanston Tenants Union and community members came together to celebrate a lease deal with private equity landlord Quadrel Realty Group at a “BBQ Bash & Celebration” Saturday evening. The union formed in March 2025 and extends to units including 910-916 Judson Ave., 929-935 Michigan Ave. and 605-617 Hinman Ave. Quadrel and parent company North Park Ventures bought the buildings in 2022. Residents contacted Jonah Karsh, a community organizer with the Metropolitan Tenants Union, after noticing increases in rent prices, raised fees and issues with pests, among other concerns. “We saw that a lot of those fees did not appear to be related to an actual cost that Quadrel...
