A new playground at Snyder Park in the 3rd Ward could be completed by the end of this year. But first, the city would like to know what designs residents like the most.

The Evanston City Council will consider adopting a 338-page Parks and Green Space Strategic Plan on Monday, which “establishes the roadmap for Evanston’s parks, facilities, and open spaces over the ...

A packed forum on Howard Street for the 9th Congressional District Democratic primary Thursday night quickly devolved into a set of attacks on campaign finance, fundraising and outside spending in the ...

Evanston’s Housing and Community Development Committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on an ordinance that would ban the use of ...

Evanston’s Housing and Community Development Committee voted unanimously Tuesday night to recommend to City Council the ...

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Jeff Cohen is an economist from Evanston who entered the Democratic primary in early September, 2025. Cohen is a senior advisor at Analysis Group and a co-owner of the Chicago Union ultimate frisbee ...

The race to fill outgoing Rep. Jan Schakowsky’s (D-Evanston) seat in Congress is becoming very expensive, with over $9 million raised, over $4 million spent by the candidates themselves and now over ...

Multiple climate activists spoke against the current plans, which include a proposed concrete plaza at the southwest corner of the park, with some of the speakers suggesting that the “hardscape”be ...

EPL spokesperson Ellen Riggsbee tells Evanston Now that the county still owes the library nearly $1.4 million from the FY2025 ...

Justin Ford, 47, is an environmental health safety and sustainability engineer from Chicago running for office for the first time. Ford launched his campaign on May 1, 2025 and described himself as a ...

Katherine “Kat” Abughazaleh, 26, is a former journalist and political content creator known widely online for her work covering conservative media, first at progressive media watchdog, Media Matters, ...