On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which granted American women the right to vote, became the law of the land. The real timeline of women voting in Evanston is a little more complicated. Decades...

The Evanston Arts Council announced its recipients of the 2020 Cultural Fund Grants on Wednesday. The program directs money from the city’s general fund to support a variety of art organizations across...

Kemone Hendricks became a parent when she was 16 years old. As a high school student facing pregnancy and motherhood, she said her family helped her with issues she faced, but she wished she had more...

Local politicians, community activists, poets, dancers and musicians joined together Friday to celebrate Juneteenth. The virtual event was streamed by over 3,000 people.  Kemone Hendricks planned...

In the lead-up to the city’s virtual Juneteenth celebration, organizer Kemone Hendricks hosted pop-up shops outside black-owned businesses to raise funds for the event. Hendricks, the founder of Evanston...