Growing up in Evanston in the 1980s, Emilio Vargas remembers the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center as the building at the center of the city. His mother would bring him to art shows, book fairs and other...

As Evanston prepares to become the first city in Illinois to implement ranked-choice voting in its 2025 municipal elections, the city is also set to revisit a proposed ordinance that would allow documented...

In December, Chicagoland was experiencing one of its warmest winters in memory, which many residents saw as a welcome change from the area’s typically frigid winter weather. However, these warmer...

Ald. Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th) entered the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center’s hallowed halls Monday expecting to oppose the proposed city purchase of south Evanston’s Little Beans Cafe, a family cafe...

City Council voted 6-3 to authorize downtown office rentals for city government at its Monday meeting, allowing city operations to relocate from the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center to 909 Davis St. The...