Several former city leaders had plans to hold a Zoom meeting Wednesday to “discuss strategy” in combating “anti-incumbency” efforts they alleged rooted in community organizations like the Organization...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) addressed housing insecurity, updates to a proposed local skate park and an uptick in crime at a Wednesday 5th Ward meeting. At a special City Council meeting, city officials...

Carolyn Murray says she’s the candidate for a ward recent City Councils have left behind.  “I'm a lifelong Evanston 5th Ward resident,” Murray said. “My history, and my reference points, and...

Residents expressed dismay at the City Council’s city manager search process, accusing the council of a lack of transparency and contradicting their commitment to end structural racism during a Monday...

Maria Murray was 15 years old in 1855 when she was purchased out of slavery by a white family and brought to work as an indentured servant in their Evanston home. She was one of Evanston’s first black...