Colette Allen acknowledges the 5th Ward has problems. Other residents and community leaders agree — safety and economic inequality have been issues in the 5th Ward for decades.
Those problems, however,...
City Council approved the Evanston Police Department’s request to purchase additional tasers during Monday’s council meeting, ensuring each officer will be in possession of one while on duty.
The...
Evanston police have recovered a total of 15 guns as part of an initiative to reduce violence in the city that began about two months ago.
The program began after two fatal shootings occurred within...
Aldermen rejected a proposal Monday to add five full-time youth outreach workers to help combat gun violence in Evanston.
Ald. Brian Miller's (9th) proposal that would have put more "boots on the ground"...
Evanston Public Library requested the city increase the library’s tax levy about 4 percent to fund expanded programming and new staffing for the coming year.
Aldermen voted unanimously at a special...
