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The Daily Northwestern

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


City seeks public comment on 5-year community development plan

November 26, 2019

The city is seeking public comment on two plans that aim to prioritize housing and economic needs for low- and moderate-income residents, according to an Evanston news release. Last week, Evanston released...

Steve Preston (Weinberg ’82) was named as Goodwill International Industries, Inc.’s next president and CEO last week. Preston comes off a long and winding career as head of the Small Business Administration and Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

NU alum and former HUD Secretary to lead nonprofit providing services to job seekers

November 7, 2018

Steve Preston has had a long and winding career. After eight years at Lehman Brothers, three at First Data Corporation and a nearly decade-long tenure at ServiceMaster, Preston was nominated by President...

Bannister: The U.S. must combat housing discrimination against minorities

Bannister: The U.S. must combat housing discrimination against minorities

November 10, 2015

For most of the 20th century and continuing on to the present day, minority citizens have been systematically denied equal access to housing by banks, landlords and insurance agencies whose policies have...

John Fuller, vice president of the Evanston/North Shore branch of the NAACP, speaks at a panel on affordable housing Thursday night. Fuller and three other panelists discussed fair housing practices in Evanston and the North Shore shortly after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of inclusionary housing in a Texas case.

Panel examines affordable housing in Evanston after national judicial action

June 26, 2015

A panel of experts spoke Thursday night examining how far Evanston has come regarding issues of affordable housing as the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 speech at the Winnetka...

Homelessness increases slightly in Illinois in 2012, report shows

April 21, 2013

Homelessness in Illinois increased slightly from 2011 to 2012, bucking a national trend of stable rates, according to a report released April 9 by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Statewide,...

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