Representatives from Northwestern University staged a press conference with Evanston leaders in support of the proposed reconstruction of Ryan Field Thursday afternoon. Some local groups continue to oppose the project.
More than nine decades after Evanston’s first redlining policies went into effect, Black neighborhoods in Evanston still have fewer resources than white ones, according to a data set presented by Evanston Cradle to Career and the city in a joint presentation Thursday. About 12 community members gathered at the Youth & Opportunity United building to.