Evanston’s reparations subcommittee discussed a Home Buyer Assistance Benefit Program Friday, an initiative that works to remedy past discriminatory housing practices. The program aims to expand Evanston’s...

Evanston youth called on Evanston City Council on Monday to address the systemic disadvantages black residents face. Resident Sinobia Aiden said the city needs to address existing disadvantages in...

Evanston City Council voted Monday to fully fund the Evanston’s Dutch Elm Disease Injection Program and shorten the injection timeline. The program will inject all elm trees in Evanston with fungicides...

Maria Murray was 15 years old in 1855 when she was purchased out of slavery by a white family and brought to work as an indentured servant in their Evanston home. She was one of Evanston’s first black...

Evanston Present and Future owner and founder Kemone Hendricks dreamed of seeing Evanston residents march through the streets in the city’s first Juneteenth parade. When the pandemic hit Evanston, Hendricks...