Six weeks ahead of their primary election, most candidates for Fifth Ward alderman are basing their campaigns around improving affordable housing and crime prevention in the Evanston. Candidates Carolyn...

Emeric Mazibuko is already worried about the next victim of gun violence in Evanston. Mazibuko, the street outreach case manager for Youth & Opportunity United, has worked with the city’s at-risk...

Colette Allen acknowledges the 5th Ward has problems. Other residents and community leaders agree — safety and economic inequality have been issues in the 5th Ward for decades. Those problems, however,...

Evanston police Thursday night updated 5th Ward residents on crime in their community, highlighting their Problem Solving Team's efforts to curb violence. At a meeting hosted by Ald. Delores Holmes...

Evanston Township High School students are trading pencil cases for toolboxes this fall as they delve into Geometry in Construction, a new class in which they build a fully functional home for a low-income...