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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. Eleanor Revelle (7th) at a City Council equity training. The Housing and Homelessness commission reviewed a report of affordable housing solutions on Thursday.

City commission discusses housing strategies

January 12, 2018

The Housing and Homelessness Commission discussed a range of affordable housing strategies on Thursday in preparation for the special City Council meeting on Jan. 29. The members of the commission...

Sarah Flax, Evanston's housing and grants administrator, fields questions at an event. Flax said Albion’s fifteen units of affordable housing was “quite an accomplishment”.

Following Albion development’s approval, community leaders call for more affordable units

November 20, 2017

Local affordable housing community leaders said though City Council approved a new 15-story Sherman Avenue apartment tower, developments should be required to meet a minimum number of housing units without...

A sign welcomes drivers to Evanston at the southern end of the city. Officials unveiled a new “welcoming city” webpage at a Refugee Task Force meeting on Thursday.

Evanston Refugee Task Force unveils new ‘welcoming city’ webpage

April 20, 2017

Evanston officials unveiled a new “welcoming city” page on the city’s website designed to inform local refugees about resources available to them at a meeting of the Refugee Task Force on Thursday. The...

Ellen Cushing, chair of the Housing, Homelessness and Human Relations Commission, speaks at a Thursday meeting. The commission voted to renew a grant to a landlord-tenant mediation group.

Homelessness commision votes to renew grant to landlord-tenant mediation group

April 6, 2017

The city voted unanimously Thursday to renew a grant to an organization that mediates local landlord-tenant disagreements at a meeting of the Housing, Homelessness and Human Relations Commission. Open...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) attends a city meeting. Rainey said she “couldn't be happier” that the restaurant Good to Go was moving into a space at 711 Howard St.

Good to Go to move across Howard Street

February 27, 2017

The Economic Development Committee approved a $50,000 storefront modernization grant to the owners of Good to Go, a restaurant specializing in Jamaican cuisine, last week. Lenice and Tony Levy, Good...

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