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The Daily Northwestern

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


Sarah Flax, Evanston’s housing and grants administrator, works with the community housing issues. Flax helped construct a plan for the allocation of next year’s federal funds to housing and other urban improvements.

City plans for more delays to next year’s federal housing development funding

November 18, 2015

A city committee voted Tuesday to recommend a plan to allocate federal funding for housing and other urban improvements to City Council, despite concerns for a recurrence of delays in delivery of the funds....

Church organizes temporary shelter for homeless during Evanston winters

November 3, 2014

When the temperature drops below 5 degrees this winter, a local organization will open a shelter for Evanston’s homeless population to provide them with a place to sleep and protection from severe weather. Interfaith...

Evanston homeless shelter open more often than usual due to cold start to 2014

January 30, 2014

A local nonprofit has increased its shelter assistance to Evanston homeless residents in response to extreme temperatures early this year. Though Evanston does not have round-the-clock refuge for the...

Erie Family Health Center representative Angela Sibert talks to residents Monday night about the expansion of the affordable health care services at the center's planned Hartrey Avenue and Dempster Street site.

Experts discuss mental health issues among Evanston’s homeless

May 13, 2013

Experts talked Monday night about addressing mental illness among Evanston's homeless as caretakers nationwide observe Mental Health Awareness Month. City residents and members of the homeless population...

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