When Gary Gaspard immigrated to Evanston in the 1980s, he started driving a taxi to earn a living. He said he was inspired by the Northwestern students he drove around, and soon earned both undergraduate...

Growing up in an all-white neighborhood in Western Springs, Illinois, Tania Richard said she didn’t embrace her identity as a black woman until her 20s, when she was cast in all-black production at Steppenwolf...

After the recent suspension of popular librarian Lesley Williams — for largely unknown reasons — some residents have called for an equity audit and increased diversity at the Evanston Public Library. The...

Evanston residents gathered outside the main branch of the Evanston Public Library on Thursday to demand an equity audit of the library’s services, collections and policies. The crowd of about 20...