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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


Robert Crown Community Center, 1701 Main St. Construction on the complex now totals more than $53 million.

Evanston residents protest Robert Crown Community Center cost at City Council

April 9, 2019

Evanston residents used public comment time at Monday’s City Council meeting to protest the cost of the new Robert Crown Community Center, voicing concerns about the tax burden on residents and urging...

Mayor Steve Hagerty speaks at a town hall meeting Monday. Community members raised concern about how the city plans to finance the Robert Crown Community Center project.

Community members concerned about city payment for Robert Crown project

February 21, 2019

Evanston community members raised concern over how the city plans to finance the Robert Crown Community Center at Mayor Steve Hagerty’s town hall meeting Wednesday. The city broke ground last July...

City Clerk Devon Reid speaks at City Council. Reid emphasized the importance of reforming the racial criminalization system at Monday’s meeting

Evanston officials approve $1.25 million Lawrence Crosby settlement, call for end to racial criminalization

January 29, 2019
After the Evanston City Council approved a lawsuit settlement involving the wrongful arrest of former Northwestern graduate student Lawrence Crosby, residents and council members on Monday called for systemic changes to prevent further racial criminalization.
Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) at a City Council meeting in May. The council approved a commission’s recommendations for reparations, including housing assistance programs for black residents.

Board finds Ald. Robin Rue Simmons did not violate code of ethics

June 20, 2018

At Tuesday’s meeting, the city’s Board of Ethics found that Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) did not violate the code of ethics after an Evanston resident filed a complaint in March alleging that Rue Simmons...

Ald. Robin Rue Simmons (5th) looks on at a meeting. Rue Simmons faces scrutiny over allegations of issues with conflict of interest.

Alderman Robin Rue Simmons faces Evanston ethics board after conflict of interest complaint

March 21, 2018

The city’s Board of Ethics announced Tuesday that it will hear a complaint over a conflict of interest claim surrounding grant funding received in 2017 by Chicago nonprofit Sunshine Enterprises, which...

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