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A pro-reparations sign sits outside a home in the 5th Ward on March 23, 2021, in Evanston. In March 2026, the Reparations Committee partnered with Oakton College to award business development grants to African American entrepreneurs. (Armando L. Sanchez/ChicagoTribune)

Evanston, Oakton College launch Reparations Kickstarter program for Black entrepreneurs

April 3, 2026 at 3:48 p.m.

Evanston’s Reparations Committee launched a hybrid grant/training program for Black residents looking to grow their businesses.

A person walks a dog past a street sign reading "Welcome to Evanston" in the predominantly Black 5th Ward in Evanston on May 4, 2021. The Chicago suburb was at that time preparing to pay reparations in the form of housing grants to Black residents who experienced housing discrimination. (AP Photo/Shafkat Anowar)

Federal judge rules lawsuit against Evanston’s reparations program can proceed

March 31, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

An initiative hailed as a national first in repairing the harms of housing discrimination against Black residents is now facing a reckoning in court, as a federal lawsuit challenging Evanston’s...

Evanston City Council members debate a one-year circuit breaker pilot program, which proposes the city allocate $500,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund to provide a “direct credit” to eligible homeowners on their property taxes, equal to 20% of the total bill, March 9, 2026. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Evanston City Council delays property tax relief proposal after divided discussion

March 31, 2026 at 4:31 p.m.

Evanston City Council postponed a discussion to approve a new ordinance aiming to reduce property taxes for long-time homeowners.

Helena Naidan, a neighbor of Lilly Bova, recalled on March 30, 2026, Bova helping her pick up trash after her garbage bag ripped apart earlier this year at the Salem Walk Apartments in Northbrook. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Northbrook community mourns shooting of 16-year-old Lilly Bova as authorities investigate

March 30, 2026 at 7:06 p.m.

Lilly Bova, 16, died of a gunshot wound near her home in the 3600 block of South Salem Walk in unincorporated Glenview/Northbrook.

The prospective Bent Park Homes project aims to convert a vacant plot of land at 3233-3249 Central Street into an 11-unit, three-story townhome development. The land was purchased by Krosha Properties LLC in October 2024. (City of Evanston)

Evanston rejects 11-unit townhome project on Central Street

March 30, 2026 at 11:50 a.m.

After nearly a decade of land being vacant and a series of failed development attempts, Evanston’s Land Use Commission dealt another blow to a prospective developer seeking to build an...

Middlefork School, one of two Sunset Ridge School District 29 elementary schools, will get a facility renovation and rebuild now that a $23.5 million bond referendum passed on the March 17, 2026 primary election ballot. (Sunset Ridge School District 29)

Voters OK renovation, rebuild plans for Sunset Ridge D29 school in Northfield

March 27, 2026 at 3:28 p.m.

Voters approve a $23.5 million bond referendum to renovate Middlefork School in Sunset Ridge D29, in Northfield, Illinois.

Evanston looks to fine landlords who violate city code up to $1,000

March 27, 2026 at 5:03 p.m.

On a preliminary vote March 23, 2026, Evanston City Council introduced new fines for landlords who violate city code.

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss speaks during a candidate forum for Illinois 9th Congressional District at Sketchbook Brewing in Skokie on June 29, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)

Woman discloses ‘inappropriate’ relationship with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss hours before Congressional election

March 26, 2026 at 4:37 p.m.

A woman took to social media hours before the 2026 election to disclose a former relationship with Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss.

Glencoe’s Public Safety Department is investigating an incident that occurred on March 24 at the Glencoe Golf Club, 621 Westley Road, where gunshots were fired on course property. (Glencoe Golf Club)

Police investigating gunshots fired at Glencoe Golf Club

March 26, 2026 at 1:01 p.m.

Glencoe’s Public Safety Department is investigating an incident on March 24 at the Glencoe Golf Club, where gunshots were fired.

Evanston-Skokie District 65 Board Vice President Nichole Pinkard, from left, Superintendent Angel Turner and Board President Patricia Anderson listen as parents and board members comment on an update to the district's technology policy, which supplies every K-8 student in the district with their own iPad, at the March 23, 2026, board meeting. (Claire Murphy/Pioneer Press)

Over parents’ objections, Evanston-Skokie District 65 OKs $528,000 iPad purchase

March 25, 2026 at 4:29 p.m.

Parents expressed concerns about internet safety, but District 65 Board approved a $528,000 iPad purchase for K-8 students.

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