Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center

Mayor Steve Hagerty talks with protesters outside the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Hagerty has not committed to defunding the Evanston Police Department.

Protest results in impromptu meeting with mayor as youth protesters push Hagerty on defunding EPD

July 6, 2020

A protestor writes in chalk in front of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Some 70 protestors gathered Friday to call on Mayor Steve Hagerty to defund the police.

Evanston residents call on mayor to defund EPD in Friday protest

June 21, 2020

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Over the summer, City Council discussed budgetary concerns related to the COVID-19 recession and the possibility of defunding or reimagining Evanston Police Department.

City services may relocate to Evanston Public Library

May 27, 2020

“This virus isn’t going to go away” — Evanston organizations rush to assist the city’s vulnerable homeless population

“This virus isn’t going to go away” — Evanston organizations rush to assist the city’s vulnerable homeless population

March 30, 2020

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th). On Monday, the Human Services Committee decided to recommend that City Council incorporate funding for alternative emergency response trial programs in its 2021 budget.

Human Services Committee discusses new ways Evanston residents could file police complaints

March 3, 2020