A few years ago, Evanston’s Interim Community Development Director Sarah Flax found out some residents were paying more than 25% of their income for housing in the 1960s.
Concerns over the lack of...
Teachers, students and Evanston residents gathered at Evanston Township High School on Monday morning to observe the Geometry in Construction program move its newly constructed home to a permanent location...
It was a cold Wednesday afternoon when 57-year-old Karen Evans sat among her friends in front of new west Evanston affordable housing apartments.
“It’s a blessing,” Evans said.
Evans is a resident...
A Northwestern student authored a report this summer on how Evanston is using a federal grant to redevelop foreclosed homes in the city's poorest areas.
As an intern this spring for Mayor Elizabeth...
When new projects come up in Evanston/Skokie School District 65, landscaping company owner George Lytle receives an email alerting him to bid for contracts.
But when new projects come up in the city...
