News in Evanston
Eleanor Revelle celebrates 40 years of leadership with street naming ceremony
Eleanor Revelle, who served on the Evanston City Council for nine years, looks at her honorary street sign at an unveiling on Sheridan Road just as it turns straight west north of the Northwestern University campus. Revelle dedicated more than 40 years of her life to leadership,…
How Shorefront Legacy Center saves Black history from a church basement in Evanston
The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.
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Published September 19How Shorefront Legacy Center saves Black history from a church basement in Evanston
The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.
WVIA Public Media
Published September 19How Shorefront Legacy Center preserves Black history from a church basement in Evanston
The Shorefront Legacy Center, a small archive in a church basement in Evanston, Ill., collects papers and objects that tell the history of the city's Black community.
Evanston Community Foundation founder Segall to be honored with inaugural award on Sept. 29
The Evanston Community Foundation (ECF) will celebrate Ralph Segall with the new annual Ralph Segall Evanston Forever Award for his 40 years of service to the foundation as founder, board member and investment council chair. The award will be presented to him at the upcoming 40th…
Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off at Fleetwood-Jourdain Center
A multi-generational crowd celebrated the start of Hispanic Heritage Month on Tuesday night at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center. The free event featured music, dancing, crafts like piñatas and the beloved tradition of breaking a large piñata filled with sweet treats. Every…
Joe ‘Butch’ Martin Fund honors Gilo Kwesi Logan, Lee Austin, NAACP Evanston Youth Council
The Joe "Butch" Martin Fund honored Gilo Kwesi Logan and Lee Austin with the 2026 Real M.M.E.N. awards and granted $3,000 to the NAACP Evanston Youth Council during a ceremony at Evanston Township High School. Joe ‘Butch’ Martin Fund honors Gilo Kwesi Logan, Lee Austin, NAACP…
Community members unite for summer send-off at Evanston en Blanc
Draped in crisp white linen, long communal tables in Fountain Square heralded the return of Evanston en Blanc on Saturday. Hosted by Black Women of Evanston, the annual September event welcomes all community members to bid farewell to summer in style. Now in its fourth year,…
Here in Evanston: More thoughts on waste transfer station
A group of concerned residents under the aegis of Environmental Justice Evanston is taking a hard look at what can be done about the solid waste transfer station at 1711 Church St. Visually, the place is easy to drive past with a glance at the trees along railroad berm on the…
Celebrating 20 years of service at Evanston Animal Shelter
Vicky Pasenko’s work at the Evanston Animal Shelter reached a big milestone this summer: 20 years of service. The volunteer who became executive director has been instrumental in changing the culture and impact of the organization in dramatic ways, including increasing the number…
City honors Afghan refugee, former interpreter for U.S. military
The city on Saturday honored Abdulhaq Sodais, an Afghan immigrant, a former interpreter for the United States military and, most recently, an Eighth Ward resident. Sodais and his wife moved to the United States in December 2025, 13 years after beginning his long asylum trek from…
Sounds of the High Holidays
Michael Bloom blasts the shofar to mark the start of the Jewish New Year during the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation’s annual shofar walk through Dawes Park. Hundreds came to parade through the park, which was in preparations for this weekend’s Evanston Folk Festival. They…