Evanston’s Housing and Community Development Committee provided a forum for affordable housing advocates, committee members and some members of City Council to evaluate revisions to the Envision Evanston...

Evanston City Council’s decision to authorize the purchase of a “neglected” building for affordable housing development did not come easily. The choice faced bureaucratic hurdles and transparency...

City Council voted 8-0 Monday to introduce the Responsible Bidder Ordinance, which will establish additional criteria for businesses applying to carry out city projects. The RBO, long the subject of...

In partnership with the city, two local nonprofits are transforming a once-blighted 5th Ward home into an affordable housing unit amid increasing uncertainty about the future of federal fair housing enforcement. The...

Evanston could soon begin offering financial assistance to long-term residents under a program City Council is currently considering.  The proposed Property Tax and Rent Circuit Breaker would subsidize...