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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


Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) attends a City Council meeting. Rainey was the only alderman who voted in favor of moving discussion of the construction of an apartment building at 831 Emerson St. to council.

Proposed rental apartment project, 831 Emerson St., rejected by council

February 23, 2016

City Council voted 7-1 against a proposed rental apartment project for 831 Emerson St. on Monday evening. The adoption of the ordinance did not succeed after most aldermen voted against extending a...

The architects of the 1717 Apartments, 1717 Ridge Ave., reached a settlement with fair housing nonprofit Open Communities to make the building more accessible to people with disabilities. The changes will be implemented over the next five years.

Fair housing agency reaches settlement to improve accessibility standards in Evanston apartment

February 17, 2016

A local apartment building will become more accessible to residents with disabilities after the architects and a fair housing agency came to an agreement last month following a two-and-a-half year process. The...

Long-time executive director of North Shore affordable housing non-profit to step down

November 1, 2015

The long-time executive director of Open Communities, a nonprofit that has worked with Evanston to ensure equitable housing in the city, will step down in January. Gail Schechter, who is also a former...

John Fuller, vice president of the Evanston/North Shore branch of the NAACP, speaks at a panel on affordable housing Thursday night. Fuller and three other panelists discussed fair housing practices in Evanston and the North Shore shortly after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of inclusionary housing in a Texas case.

Panel examines affordable housing in Evanston after national judicial action

June 26, 2015

A panel of experts spoke Thursday night examining how far Evanston has come regarding issues of affordable housing as the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1965 speech at the Winnetka...

Evanston Public Library plans panel, book groups for 50th anniversary of North Shore civil rights movement

May 26, 2015

The Evanston Public Library announced Tuesday its plans to acknowledge the 50th anniversary of a civil rights movement on the North Shore with a panel discussion and book groups. The North Shore Summer...

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