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Evanston (/ ˈ ɛ v ən s t ən / EV-ən-stən) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States, situated on the North Shore along Lake Michigan.A suburb of Chicago, Evanston is 12 miles (19 km) north of Downtown Chicago, bordered by Chicago to the south, Skokie to the west, Wilmette to the north, and Lake Michigan to the east.
As talk of reparations ripples through the federal and local governments nationwide, Evanston, Ill., has become the first city in the U.S. to put money in the hands of Black residents affected by ...
Evanston Reparations Committee. The Evanston Reparations Committee was established by the City Council of Evanston, Illinois in 2019 as the first publicly funded reparation program for Black Americans. The first program approved for using the funds, cash payments for housing support, was passed by the city in March 2021.
October 15, 1966 [ 1] Designated NHL. June 23, 1965 [ 2] The Frances Willard House is a historic house museum owned by the National WCTU and is a National Historic Landmark at 1730 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. Built in 1865, it was the home of Frances Willard (1839-1898) and her family, and was the longtime headquarters of the Woman's ...
Evanston’s first phase of the reparations program provided $25,000 to eligible Black residents. The City Council allocated $10 million of the city’s cannabis sales tax revenue for local ...
Northwestern University's main campus is located in the suburb of Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago. The campus spans an area of 240 acres and is characterized by its blend of modern and historic gothic architecture .
Rue Simmons. Robin Rue Simmons (born March 12, 1976) is an American former politician and national leader for local reparations for African Americans . Rue Simmons was born and raised in the largely segregated [1] 5th Ward of Evanston, Illinois . From 2017 to 2021, Rue Simmons served as the alderman of the 5th Ward.
September 29, 1980. The Evanston Lakeshore Historic District is a residential historic district in Evanston, Illinois. The district encompasses a section of southeast Evanston that was developed in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As Chicago expanded in the late nineteenth century, its residential development surged past its ...