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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

In Focus: Loopholes in federal lead law left 5th Ward in the dark about what is in its water

In Focus: Loopholes in federal lead law left 5th Ward in the dark about what is in its water

December 22, 2020

Second Ward resident Regina Sant’Anna has helped her elderly neighbor carry hundreds of boxes of bottled water from her car to her home. Living on the border of the historically Black 5th Ward, Sant’Anna...

Lead On: A federal rule full of holes

Lead On: A federal rule full of holes

December 22, 2020

For about three decades, Evanston has collected nearly 440 water samples for lead testing. 60% came from the historically White and wealthy 6th and 7th wards. Only 1.8% came from the historically Black...

illustration by Catherine Buchaniec

In Focus: As climate change worsens, combined sewers pose new issues

May 26, 2020

Evanston’s sewer system has been flooded with problems for decades. As early as 1902, the city’s commissioner of public works declared the sewer system to be “inadequate in size and depth to serve...

The Environmental Board is looking to improve Evanston’s preparedness for heavy rain, as the city’s current storm sewers are only designed for a five-year rain event.

Intense rainfall a concern at Environment Board meeting

October 11, 2019

Dave Stoneback, director of Evanston’s Public Works Agency, is concerned about the rain. “Rainfall conditions will probably only get worse with climate change,” he cautioned at the city’s Environment...

Fountain Square in downtown Evanston. Due to potential pipe leaks, construction on the square will be delayed until the end of December.

Fountain Square renovations delayed by leak in pipes, slated to end in December

August 15, 2018

Renovations to Fountain Square in downtown Evanston are scheduled to be delayed through the end of December, Dave Stoneback, the public works director, announced Monday. The square, which has been under...

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