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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


City Council voted 8-1 against returning city hall to Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center in favor of finding a permanent location downtown.

City Council votes to close door on returning to Civic Center

March 11, 2025

Closing out months of debate and decades of occupancy, City Council voted 8-1 Monday to remove the possibility of returning city operations to the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The city is currently...

The 2nd and 8th Ward candidates discussed affordability in their segment of the League of Women Voters of Evanston’s forum.

Mayoral, City Council and clerk candidates compare visions at forum

March 9, 2025

Well into a congenial discussion at Saturday’s candidate forum, Mayor Daniel Biss and challenger Jeff Boarini confronted a question about their approach to balancing relationships with individual councilmembers....

Kerry Mundy and Parielle Davis addressed hot-button issues during the 7th Ward segment of the Feb. 9 candidate forum.

City Council campaigns heat up one month before elections

March 5, 2025

With only a month before the April 1 municipal elections, City Council hopefuls have hit the final stretch of their campaigns as tensions — and fundraising — reach new heights.  February brought...

Evanston resident Julie Cowan argues in support of the Civic’s Center landmark designation during the Feb. 20 special meeting.

Preservation Commission works to nominate Civic Center as landmark

February 21, 2025

Evanston’s Preservation Commission voted unanimously to begin the process of nominating Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center as a local landmark at a special meeting Thursday night.  The meeting is the...

Ald. Jonathan Nieuwsma (4th) initially raised the issue after City Engineer Lara Biggs presented 20-year total cost options for the future of city operations from a relocation feasibility study.

Council moves to further discussion on future of Civic Center, City Hall

February 12, 2025

Instead of moving forward with potentially exorbitant changes, City Council voted 7-1 to advance dialogue about eliminating the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center as an option for future city operations Monday.  The...

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