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Northlight Theatre pushes back timeline for new downtown Evanston performance complex

April 13, 2021 at 3:04 p.m.

Northlight Theatre's move back to Evanston from Skokie has been pushed back, but theater executives say they are still looking forward to building their new home in the city's downtown....

Incumbents, one newcomer poised to take seats on Evanston-Skokie District 65 board

April 13, 2021 at 2:49 p.m.

Three incumbent school board members and one newcomer are leading the race to oversee Evanston-Skokie School District 65, according to the most recent Cook County clerk's office results. The results...

Tight races in some Evanston aldermanic contests as mix of incumbents and newcomers hold leads

April 13, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

Eight of Evanston's nine aldermanic seats were up for grabs last Tuesday as Evanston's next City Council is shaping up to be a mix of incumbents and newcomers. While results...

Stephanie Mendoza declares victory in Evanston city clerk race

April 6, 2021 at 11:02 p.m.

Stephanie Mendoza Tuesday night declared victory in the Evanston city clerk race over Cynthia Beebe. With all Evanston precincts reporting, Mendoza leads Beebe with 70.81% of the vote, according to...

Nina Barrett at her store Bookends and Beginnings on Tuesday, April 28, 2020 in Evanston.

Evanston independent bookstore sues Amazon, book publishers for unfair business practices

March 31, 2021 at 2:28 p.m.

The owner of an independent bookstore in Evanston is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit against Amazon and the five biggest book publishing companies over what she says are unfair...

Pedestrians walk through downtown Evanston in a Nov. 13, 2020, file photo.

Evanston looks to ease restrictions on new downtown businesses as vacancy rate climbs

March 30, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

Evanston aldermen this month encouraged city staff to remove restrictions on businesses seeking to move into storefront spaces downtown. The effort comes as the city continues to deal with increasing...

A street sits empty as rain falls in the 5th Ward Tuesday March 23, 2021 in Evanston. On March 22, Evanston aldermen approved the first expenditures in the city's municipal reparations program.

Evanston began its reparations program with housing grants. Now a national nonprofit wants to give cash payments to targeted residents.

March 26, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

A national nonprofit is launching a cash payment pilot program for a small group of Evanston residents in an effort to show city leaders how a similar reparations program could...

A panel discussion was held at the community meeting on reparations at the First Church of God in Evanston, Wednesday, December 11, 2019. (Kevin Tanaka/Pioneer Press)

Evanston reparations program: When it started, who will benefit, why start with housing

March 24, 2021 at 11:56 a.m.

Evanston on Monday approved spending the first dollars from the city's reparations fund, created in 2019 to compensate Black residents who have suffered discrimination on the part of the city....

Two candidates vying for Evanston city clerk job

March 23, 2021 at 12:01 p.m.

While there are a host of aldermanic races on the ballot in Evanston, only one citywide race remains for voters to decide. There are two residents running for city clerk,...

An early panel discussion was held on reparations at the First Church of God in Evanston on Dec. 11, 2019. On March 22, 2021, the city approved the first expenditure as part of the reparations fund.

Evanston approves housing grants as part of city’s local reparations program, believed to be first of its kind in the nation

March 24, 2021 at 1:22 p.m.

Evanston aldermen Monday evening approved the first expenditures in the city's landmark municipal reparations program designed to compensate Black residents for codified discrimination. Officials in the suburb say the initiative,...

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