The first 16 recipients of Evanston’s restorative housing program were selected Thursday in a random drawing. Each will receive a $25,000 housing grant, making Jan. 13, 2022, the first time a […]
Author Archives: Richard Cahan
Posted inReparations
‘History was extremely important’
“This is a long process. It is a complicated process. Is it perfect? No. Is it monumental? Yes. I can’t think of a better way of moving forward. This will […]
Posted inReparations
‘Admission of guilt’
“This day is the beginning. This is just a start. Most people think this is reparations for all of what has happened, but this is just for housing reparations for […]
Posted inReparations
‘Part of history’
“These 16 families that will be selected today will be the first to receive reparations from a municipality in the country. As far as I know, the first to receive […]
Posted inReparations
‘We will learn some lessons’
“I’m really excited about our first group of residents, all of our ancestors that were able to participate and submit their applications. “I’m especially excited about the first 16 who […]
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‘Filled with pride’
Robin Rue Simmons led the push for local reparations while serving on City Council, and her mother, Freida Morris, and godfather, Alvin Humes, said they could not miss Thursday’s event […]
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At This Time: 1:58 pm., Wednesday, Dec. 15
Alex Añón takes advantage of mild weather to clean a seven-speed freewheel in the patio window of his Bucephalus Bikes shop on Ashland near Lake. (Photo by Richard Cahan)
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At This Time: 7:30 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14
Precious metal. Carlos Esquivel picks up scrap for recycling in an alley near Grove and Chicago. (Photo by Richard Cahan)
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At This Time: 1:37 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 9
1:37 p.m., Thursday, December 9
Holiday lineup. At the Evanston Main Post Office. (Photo by Richard Cahan)
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At This Time: A new feature exploring the city in photo images
The Evanston RoundTable is introducing a new feature—At This Time. Our idea is to explore Evanston in one photograph a day. Portraits, landscapes. Images that are unique; moments that are universal. Evanston journalist Richard Cahan will take the pictures. He worked for sixteen years as the picture editor of the Chicago Sun-Times, ran a Chicago documentary project called CITY 2000 and is currently co-publisher of CityFiles Press. A RoundTable fan, Cahan wants to explore how a community publication can use photographs to reflect daily life. His assignment: roam the city and create a single image that shows Evanston that day.