The Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police named Evanston Police Department’s Schenita Stewart its Police Chief of the Year earlier this month. Stewart has served as the EPD’s chief of police...

The Evanston Police Department was under strain in 2021. The division saw numerous chief changes and resignations, facing 27 vacancies in early 2022.  Yet, as the U.S. enters the post-pandemic era,...

In an effort to reimagine public safety through non-police responses, city officials launched Crisis Alternative Response Evanston (CARE) in July. CARE is the culmination of a yearslong reform effort...

City Councilmembers held a public hearing for Evanston’s proposed 2025 budget with no resident comment during its Monday meeting.  The projected deficit of $38.7 million is a 12.7% increase from...

Eighty-eight years is a long time for any department to operate without much buzz. However, this is the case for the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety. NUCPS is a professional development...