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ARPA funding to help build Welcome Center for immigrants

Evanston’s Social Services Committee unanimously voted to support city funding for a welcome center for immigrants Thursday. The proposed plan draws up to $500,000 from American Rescue Plan Act funds and would cover funding for the center from July 2022 to July 2023. The building plans come as about 1,200 asylum seekers have arrived in.

Marquise Weatherspoon resigns from District 65 school board

Marquise Weatherspoon has resigned from the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 board as of Monday. Weatherspoon joined the board in 2021 for a two-year term, filling the vacancy left by Rebeca Mendoza. In April 2022, she was elected vice president, succeeding Elisabeth “Biz” Lindsay-Ryan.  While on the board, she co-chaired the Special Education Parent Advisory Council.

The Daily Northwestern | In Focus: As Evanston braces for its first ward redistricting in nearly two decades, residents say changing demographics speak to a lack of affordable housing

Growing up in Evanston’s 2nd Ward, Darlene Cannon lived in a mostly Black neighborhood. Since she was born in Evanston more than five decades ago, she has lived within the same four-block radius. Her community was built on support, she said, where children would always play together outside.  But the demographics of her community have.

Evanston Latinos forms to promote equity and inclusion for community

When the COVID-19 pandemic first began, Evanston officials did not release much medical and regulatory information in Spanish. Evanston resident Rebeca Mendoza wanted to address the issue. She translated city COVID-19 information into Spanish and posted it onto a Facebook page. After seeing an outpouring of questions and posts on the page, she formed an.

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