In July 2020, then-Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty and Northwestern President Morton Schapiro announced a new plan for the University to give back to the community and advance racial equity in Evanston: the...
The children of Hovland Court may play on the same road, but they’re bused to separate schools in Evanston/Skokie School District 65.
Fifth Ward resident Mark Rochon lives on the west side of the...
Local organizers and experts discussed the history of school segregation in Evanston, the closure of the 5th Ward school and its current impacts on residents at a virtual panel hosted by Evanston Public...
Community leaders from Evanston and Chicago discussed the history of redlining, fair housing policy and how these issues connect to reparations in a public forum Thursday.
The forum was hosted by Open...
Community organizer Bobby Burns is projected to win the 5th Ward aldermanic race, according to preliminary results from the Cook County Clerk’s Office.
Burns and his opponent, local gun control activist...
