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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


The exterior of the Robert Crown Community Center, a large stone building with glass windows on the first floor.

In Focus: Nearly two years after its reopening, residents remain divided on the Robert Crown Community Center’s impact

November 22, 2021

Tucked into the bottom left corner of Evanston’s 4th Ward, a looming stone building with towering windows sprawls across 130,000 square feet. Behind its sliding glass doors, visitors can find two ice...

The new Robert Crown Community Center. State legislators committed an additional $500,000 in Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois bill.

State legislators to commit additional funds to Robert Crown Community Center

June 15, 2020

State legislators have secured an additional $500,000 in funding for the new Robert Crown Community Center. The funds come from Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Rebuild Illinois capital bill, according to a news...

The new Robert Crown Community Center. Friends of Robert Crown will advance $637,500 towards the new community engagement center.

Friends of Robert Crown advances funds to ease COVID-19 budget stress

May 26, 2020

Friends of the Robert Crown Center will transfer $637,500 to the city to assist with debt payments for the new Robert Crown Community Center amid the pandemic. The funds will cover the costs of the...

The current Robert Crown Community Center, 1701 Main St. The project for a new Robert Crown Center reached its initial $10 million fundraising goal according to a Monday release.

Robert Crown Center project reaches initial $10 million fundraising goal

October 30, 2017

The Robert Crown Center construction project reached its initial $10 million fundraising goal, raising roughly a quarter of the total costs associated with building the new center. The project — sponsored...

Assistant City Manager Marty Lyons speaks at a city meeting. The city plans to replace Robert Crown Community Center with a new building, adding ice rinks and a library.

City to build new Robert Crown Community Center rather than renovate

January 24, 2017

The city is planning to build a new facility to replace the Robert Crown Community Center in south Evanston, a city official told The Daily on Monday. This decision comes after years of discussion as...

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