Fifty years ago, Evanston residents couldn’t buy or sell liquor in the city. But now, the former “dry town” has become home to a range of restaurants and liquor stores that serve a variety of...

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...

“Mr. President how long must women wait for liberty” and “Liberty is a woman” appeared in all-caps on signs made 100 years apart. Suffragists protesting President Woodrow Wilson in 1917 made...

India, Kenya and Japan are just a few countries celebrating International Women’s Day on a national level, said Lori Osborne, director of the Evanston Women’s History Project. But in the United States,...

Lori Osborne carefully climbs down a steep flight of stairs into a dim expanse. She inhales, the musky air mingling with rotting paper and dust-covered furniture. To her, the scent is warm and familiar. Osborne’s...