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The Daily Northwestern

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

Trees in Evanston. On Monday, City Council voted to fund the city’s Dutch Elm Disease Injection Program for completion before the end of the year.

City Council approves funding for Dutch Elm Disease Injection Program

June 9, 2020

Evanston City Council voted Monday to fully fund the Evanston’s Dutch Elm Disease Injection Program and shorten the injection timeline. The program will inject all elm trees in Evanston with fungicides...

City manager Erika Storlie. City Council voted Monday to commit to increasing the reserve fund to 16.66 percent of expenses.

City may end nationwide city manager search, considers Erika Storlie as a candidate

May 29, 2020

City officials proposed ending the nationwide search for a city manager and promoting Erika Storlie, who has served as interim city manager amid the pandemic. “I hear from members of the community...

A dark cloud: Evanston leaders concerned with disproportionate rates of coronavirus among black and Latino residents

‘A dark cloud’: Evanston leaders concerned with disproportionate rates of coronavirus among black and Latino residents

May 22, 2020

For weeks, preliminary data showed black Americans in Illinois, among other states, were disproportionately contracting and dying from COVID-19. Not only has that trend continued in cities like Evanston,...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). City Council expanded access to an entrepreneurship grant program Monday to support small businesses through the pandemic.

City Council expands access to Entrepreneurship Support Program Grant

May 11, 2020

Evanston City Council expanded access to the Entrepreneurship Support Program Grant in a Monday vote, as many of Evanston’s small businesses operate without emergency funding. The $50,000 grant, which...

Of the 1,214 Evanston residents served at the James Park food pantry last week, the city served 526 children and 180 seniors, Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th) said.

As food insecurity rates balloon, city officials open emergency pantry at James Park

April 27, 2020

As unemployment numbers skyrocket, Evanston food pantries report a dramatic increase in demand. In response, the city opened an emergency food pantry at James Park on April 15. “People are finding...

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