President Joe Biden and Congress enacted the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to address the national health, economic and social consequences of COVID-19. The law set aside $350 billion to create Coronavirus...

Mayor Daniel Biss attended a summit at the White House on lead pipe replacement Friday, according to a city press release. At the summit, Vice Presdent Kamala Harris announced the “Get the Lead Out”...

U.S. House Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) won the congressional seat for Illinois’ 9th District with 70.5% of the vote and 87% of the vote in, securing her seat for the 13th consecutive election.  Her...

Schenita Stewart will be Evanston’s next police chief, the city announced Friday.  Stewart currently serves as the deputy chief of police for the East Dundee Police Department. In its news release,...

When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Margaret Marnell had one word to describe how she felt: “Terrified.” “We thought this was all settled,” Marnell said. “A lot of people are very...