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

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

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Evanston, Skokie residents discuss visions for affordable housing at joint housing forum

April 21, 2024

Evanston and Skokie residents voiced their concerns on housing affordability Saturday at Homing in on Housing, a housing forum hosted by Community Alliance for Better Government and Skokie Neighbors for...

Evanston Reparations Research Collaborative’s data collection period lasted from February to June.

NU-led public opinion survey finds support for Evanston’s reparations program

October 25, 2023

Northwestern established a research collaborative last year to study Evanston’s first-of-its-kind reparations program passed in 2019. The Evanston Reparations Research Collaborative — spearheaded by...

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Community advocates celebrate direct cash payment reparations option but push for more funding

May 29, 2023

In March, City Council approved a direct cash payment option for all recipients of the city’s reparations program, following years of community advocacy for the option. However, many local activists...

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A reparations retrospective: Looking back at Evanston’s historic reparations initiative

May 25, 2023

Rose Cannon said she still remembers the excitement she felt at an early Evanston town hall on reparations in December 2019.  A few weeks prior, the city had become the first in the country to pass...

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Redistricting Committee implements public feedback on proposed new ward map

April 26, 2023

Evanston’s Redistricting Committee voted to implement public input on a proposed new ward map Tuesday night. The changes, which would be implemented in the 2025 elections, would keep Sherman Plaza in...

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