Ald. Peter Braithwaite (2nd)

Evanston aldermen pass Penny Park decision to city board

January 26, 2015

Evanston City Council on Monday voted unanimously to pass the decision on how to approach the Penny Park redesign project to the city's Parks and Recreation Board. The board will determine how to address current...

Nonprofit renovates affordable housing unit

November 12, 2014

A local nonprofit completed the rehabilitation of an affordable housing unit in the 2nd Ward and held an open house Wednesday to mark the occasion. The house, at 1409 Darrow Ave., is the first in a...

Meeting connects Evanston Latino community to resources

October 5, 2014

Evanston officials held a forum Sunday for Latino residents to discuss issues with language barriers and access to resources in the community. The meeting, held at Saint Nicholas Church, 806 Ridge...

Evanston residents complain about traffic from new indoor soccer facility

June 10, 2014

Several residents spoke out during Monday's City Council meeting about traffic on residential streets from the new indoor soccer facility near Evanston Township High School. More than 40 youth soccer...

Ald. Grover (7th) talks first-term success, Evanston-Northwestern relations

February 27, 2013

On election night in April 2009, Ald. Jane Grover (7th) said one of her friends at a Northwestern polling place reported she had beaten her opponents 2 to 1. “I said, ‘Well that’s really — that’s...

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