For the ten write-in candidates who filed to run for municipal office in Evanston this winter, many are approaching their runs with tempered optimism.  The candidates join an already-crowded field...

In preparation for the possibility of White supremacist violence related to Inauguration Day — which comes just over a week after a homophobic hate crime against the Evanston/Skokie School District 65...

6th Ward aldermanic candidate Katie Trippi credits family for cultivating her civic engagement and political activism. “(Our parents) had us marching against the Vietnam War,” her sister Laura Tucker...

As a child in the 2nd ward, local activist Darlene Cannon said she felt surrounded by a warm community.  “When I was growing up with all of my neighbors, we were more of a true village,” Cannon...

A White supremacist zoom-bomber spewed racial slurs and threatened violence against Carolyn Murray, a 5th ward aldermanic candidate, at a Sunday afternoon Democratic Party of Evanston online endorsement...