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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Over the summer, City Council discussed budgetary concerns related to the COVID-19 recession and the possibility of defunding or reimagining Evanston Police Department.

City services may relocate to Evanston Public Library

May 27, 2020

Evanston City Council on Tuesday considered temporarily relocating city operations, currently at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, to the Evanston Public Library. The civic center at 2100 Ridge Avenue...

Ald. Donald Wilson (4th). Wilson expressed concern about the city’s spending of funds to demolish a property at 2012 Maple Avenue

Aldermen hold funding for demolition of Maple Ave. building

May 26, 2020

City council considered approving $40,300 in funding for the demolition of a vacant, structurally unsafe building on Tuesday night. Several property maintenance violations pertaining to the property,...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Rue Simmons hosted a Thursday town hall to discuss Evanston’s reparations fund.

City hosts second town hall on Evanston reparations fund

May 21, 2020

Just over 100 participants gathered through Zoom on Thursday for a virtual town hall on Evanston’s historic reparations fund. The fund, established through a city resolution passed in November 2019,...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) likened Northwestern’s unpaid $650,000 worth of fire services to “murder.” “The line has to be drawn,” she said.

City Council allocates $1 million to house homeless

May 11, 2020

Up to $1 million of the city’s Affordable Housing Fund will be used to house and support homeless residents, Evanston City Council unanimously voted Monday. Homeless residents have been and will...

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th). City Council introduced an ordinance to grant emergency powers to the city’s liquor commissioner to alter liquor licenses in an emergency situation, which passed unanimously.

City Council passes resolutions, ordinance to support residents during COVID-19

March 18, 2020

City Council unanimously passed two resolutions and an ordinance to direct Evanston’s response to the novel coronavirus and ease financial burdens on residents and local businesses during a Tuesday special...

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