For about three decades, Evanston has collected nearly 440 water samples for lead testing. 60% came from the historically White and wealthy 6th and 7th wards. Only 1.8% came from the historically Black...

City Council passed a budget for the 2021 fiscal year that raises property taxes by 1 percent, a vote coming after residents called on aldermen to slim down a 5.9 percent tax increase proposed in October.  After...

Some Black Evanston residents may soon be able to receive up to $25,000 in homeownership assistance as part of the Restorative Housing Reparations initiative within Evanston’s larger plan for reparations,...

The Informed Village, a Black-led Evanston local media outlet centered on the city’s 2021 municipal elections, is set to launch by the end of this year.  The publication was one of 24 projects chosen...

Aldermen discussed ways to reduce the 4.9 percent property tax increase proposed in Evanston’s 2021 budget in a Monday night special City Council meeting, given the increased financial burden of the...