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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

Colorful map of Evanston with black house silhouettes scattered on the map. The map is in the middle of the word “Evanston,” which is written in black, pink and purple.

A history of initiatives and attempts to increase affordable housing in Evanston

October 12, 2022

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...

Construction workers lift and transport the first floor of the home built by students in the Evanston Township High School course, Geometry in Construction. The entire home was two-stories and approximately 1,500 square-feet.

Evanston Township High School construction class relocates home it built during course

June 14, 2016

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...

Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) and other city, state and federal officials cut the ribbon in front of Emerson Square Apartments. More than 50 people gathered for the official opening of the new affordable housing complexes.

New affordable housing development opens in west Evanston

November 7, 2013

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...

Northwestern student pens housing report for Evanston

August 6, 2013

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...

In Focus: Minorities push Evanston for more local contracts

In Focus: Minorities push Evanston for more local contracts

February 8, 2013

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...

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