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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


Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook. Cook answered questions about the role of the Citizens Police Review Commission in citizen complaint reviews at Wednesday’s commission meeting.

Citizens Police Review Commission examines citizen complaint process in first meeting

August 5, 2020

Evanston’s Citizens Police Review Commission, discussed the citizen complaint process at its initial meeting on Wednesday.  The commission, a subcommittee of Human Services, was instituted in Oct....

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th). Simmons emphasized the Reparations Subcommittee’s plans to include both new homebuyers and current homeowners in restorative housing programs.

Reparations subcommittee to use $400,000 toward restorative housing programs

July 26, 2020

Evanston’s reparations subcommittee plans to use $400,000 to fund restorative housing programs for home purchases, home improvement and mortgage assistance. Although the subcommittee initially intended...

Staff held a city manager recruitment meeting after residents called on Evanston to include public input in the search process.

Evanston residents voice concerns about racial equity, accountability and the city budget at city manager recruitment meeting

June 30, 2020

Evanston residents voiced their concerns about what they are looking for in a city manager during Tuesday’s recruitment meeting, the first of two designed to get public input on the hiring process. The...

Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson. Richardson emphasized the importance of recognizing biases embedded in Evanston’s practices

Deputy city manager presents racial equity update to City Council

June 22, 2020

Deputy City Manager Kimberly Richardson presented Evanston City Council with a racial equity update Monday. The update, which the council unanimously voted to accept and place on file, was based on the...

Interim City Manager Erika Storlie. Storlie has held her position for over a year while the city has continued its search for the next city manager.

City could lose up to $20 million in revenue

April 28, 2020

Interim City Manager Erika Storlie estimated the city could lose between $11 million to $20 million in revenue because of the economic freeze brought on by COVID-19. The financial hit amounts to 10 to...

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