This February, the Daily Northwestern hosted a mayoral forum on Evanston’s inclusionary housing ordinance, mixed-income housing, impending evictions, and accessory dwelling units (ADUs).

You can watch the discussion on the Daily’s website here.

This story from the New York Times describes how ADUs have become a solution for multigenerational living.

As the article writes, ADUs “ can provide a safe, comfortable alternative for those who need some day-to-day assistance — or want to plan for when that day comes.” Whether your ADU is for yourself, relatives, or a home business, EDC can make the vision for your backyard a reality!

In honor of Black History Month in our city, do you know about Shorefront Legacy Center’s African American Heritage Sites program?

Learn more about the legacies of Edwin B. Jourdain Jr., Lorraine Morton, Henry Butler, and more in this YouTube video!

A zoning ordinance to allow small “efficiency homes” should go to City Council in the near future, after being introduced during a February City Council meeting.

Our cooperative believes that this housing policy is one tangible way to shift Evanston away from an exclusionary zoning code which has historically segregated by race and class. To learn more, you can read this packet published by the City of Evanston.