More than 200 people packed St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on March 13 for a special 4th Ward meeting. They were all prepared to discuss the same topic: the future of the Margarita Inn.
The building,...
Evanston’s 5th Ward hasn’t had its own neighborhood school in more than 50 years.
But on March 14, after decades of activism, Evanston/Skokie School District 65’s Board of Education voted to...
For Ald. Bobby Burns (5th), Lorraine Morton (SESP ’42) was not just a political mentor to whom he turned for advice — she also played a “grandmotherly role.”
Long before Burns entered Evanston...
Local historians Dino Robinson Jr. and Jenny Thompson won a national award Wednesday for their report on Evanston’s history of racial discrimination.
The report, titled “Evanston Policies and...
Content warning: This story contains mentions of gun violence.
Founded in 2020 by Evanston Township High School educators in the wake of gun violence, Camp Kuumba seeks to enhance the futures of young...
