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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


An aerial shot of the buildings around Evanston’s ountain square, primarily high-rise buildings with big glass windows, with tile and a blank fountain in the square beside a four-way street.

Affordable Housing Plan Steering Committee talks affordable housing, accessibility barriers

October 20, 2021

The 2020 Affordable Housing Plan Steering Committee highlighted some barriers to affordable housing in Evanston at Tuesday’s Housing and Human Development Committee meeting. The barriers included...

Group of people sit around tables having a conversation.

City appoints four new members to Equity and Empowerment Commission

October 13, 2021

City Council confirmed four new appointees to Evanston’s Equity and Empowerment Commission on Monday. The commission was created in 2018 to address systemic inequities around the city. Former 2nd...

Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson. Richardson emphasized the importance of recognizing biases embedded in Evanston’s practices

Deputy city manager presents racial equity update to City Council

June 22, 2020

Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson presented Evanston City Council with a racial equity update Monday. The update, which the council unanimously voted to accept and place on file, was based on the...

Community members interact at a Environment Board and Equity and Empowerment Commission meeting. Board members proposed changes to the most recent draft of the Environmental Justice Resolution.

Environment Board and Equity and Empowerment Commission propose changes to Environmental Justice Resolution

February 21, 2020

The Environment Board met with the Equity and Empowerment Commission on Thursday to review and propose changes to the Environmental Justice Resolution, which they will present to City Council in the coming...

The Evanston Environmental Board meeting at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Board members outlined strategies to implement CARP goals in 2020.

Environment Board prioritizes CARP implementation at first meeting of 2020

January 9, 2020

The Evanston Environment Board announced its primary goal for 2020 at its Thursday meeting: helping to implement the Climate Action and Resilience Plan. Members emphasized the difficulty that comes...

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