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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


Kristin Brown, who announced her candidacy for 9th Ward alderman on Wednesday, speaks to a crowd of 80 alongside her opponents. Five candidates for the vacated 9th Ward seat debated at Levy Senior Center on Thursday.

Alderman candidates debate city issues at public forum

April 24, 2015

Five candidates for the 9th Ward alderman spot shared Thursday their visions for the ward and solutions to city issues, such as affordable housing and public transportation. About 80 people attended...

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl dictates answers during the Twitter Town Hall Meeting to Charliese Agnew and Patrick Deignan, both community engagement specialists for Evanston. Tisdahl launched her personal Twitter handle @EvanstonMayor at the beginning of last month.

Tisdahl debuts Twitter handle with online Q&A

March 6, 2015

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl broke in her new Twitter account with an hourlong virtual town hall meeting Thursday evening, responding to questions that focused largely on state debt, the city’s economy...

Participants in the second session of YWCA Racial Equity Training discuss examples of different types of racism. The session focused on differentiating between race and racism and is part of a four-session series.

YWCA facilitates conversations on racial issues

February 20, 2015

The second session of YWCA Evanston/North Shore’s Racial Equity Training focused on understanding different types of racism as part of a four-part series of dialogue surrounding racial issues. More...

Sarah Flax, housing and grants administrator; April Jacobs, grants and compliance specialist; and Gary Gerdes, building and inspection services division manager, discuss the Housing and Community Development Act Committee updates to the Community Development Block Grant. Some of the changes aim to make the application process clearer for low- and moderate-income applicants.

Evanston introduces changes to housing rehabilitation program

February 18, 2015

Evanston received increased federal funding for community development and will implement changes to streamline its housing rehabilitation program, city officials said Tuesday. At the Housing and Community...

Community members discuss potential station sites for the Divvy bike share program. Input from Evanston residents at the Tuesday meeting and through an online survey will help organizers determine locations for eight bike stations coming to the city this summer.

Evanston residents weigh in on Divvy bike share program

January 13, 2015

Community members weighed in on potential sites for Divvy, a bike-sharing program that is  coming to Evanston, during a meeting on Tuesday. About 20 people attended the meeting at the Civic Center,...

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