Local leaders reflect on how Lorraine Morton shaped Evanston

For Ald. Bobby Burns (5th), Lorraine Morton (SESP ’42) was not just a political mentor to whom he turned for advice — she also played a “grandmotherly role.” Long before Burns entered Evanston politics, he already knew Morton as his mother’s close family friend.  “When you left her presence, you felt better about yourself,” Burns...

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