Fourth of July Fireworks in Evanston On Sunday, I will step down after five and a half years as mayor of Evanston. As I prepare to leave office, I’ve been reflecting on what this city has taught me. I ran for mayor in 2021 because the unique moment we were in demanded it. The two conversations dominating American...

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Dear Neighbors, Last Halloween was among the most traumatic days our community has experienced. Federal agents (mostly from U.S. Customs and Border Protection) spent hours in Evanston during so-called “Operation Midway Blitz.” After wreaking havoc in multiple locations, they caused a car crash near Oakton and...

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Evanston’s Fourth of July parade and celebrations are run by the Evanston Fourth of July Association, an independent non-profit organization. The Association manages parade entries and establishes its own rules and guidelines. The decision to include Evanston for a Free Palestine in the parade was made by that...

Friends, Once again, I’m here to put out a call for support for a member of our community who has been targeted by ICE. TLDR: An Evanston family needs help. Click here to give to their GoFundMe, or here to support their Amazon Gift List. The Evanston Roundtable this week reported on the story of Francisca and...

It was touching to be a part of The Race Against Hate in Evanston this year. The annual event is the largest racial justice run/walk event of its kind in the nation, bringing together thousands of people from all over Chicagoland and beyond to move in unity against racial hatred and violence. There’s something...

You may have seen the news that the Trump administration is suing the City of Evanston over our first-in-the-nation reparations program. Here are some facts about the program: It offers Black residents and their descendants up to $25,000 to attempt to address specific policies of race-based housing discrimination in...

Last week, I called for the resignation of U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros, whose actions in the “Broadview Six” case are an egregious example of grand jury tampering to achieve a political end. I’ve been glad to see other leaders join that call. It’s a clear-cut example of a prosecutor weaponizing the justice system...

Karin and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this week. We spent a lot of time talking and thinking about the early 2000s. It was a pivotal time for me — it’s when I met my wife, got married, had a child. It’s also when everything shifted for me politically, in terms of how I viewed my own ability — and...

This was equal parts a walk down memory lane and our best attempt to impart some of the wisdom we’ve learned about partnership these last two decades. Thanks for sharing this day with us! What’s something people don’t tell you about 20 years of marriage? Karin: No one told me anything! Seriously — everyone was just...

One of the most rewarding parts of posting on here and other platforms is reading the comments and DMs that come in from all of you. In this world of canned political talking points and people screaming past each other, I always find myself hungry for dialogue – and my sense is that many of you are the same way....

Next month marks eleven years since Trump rode down that golden escalator and unleashed his depravity on our political system. Despite an attempted coup, a felony conviction, and countless scandals, he maintains a remarkable hold on the Republican Party and on much of our political system. During his first campaign,...

This month, families are living through what some parents jokingly call “May-cember.” The endless sprint of recitals, sports banquets, graduation, prom, and more pack the calendar with milestones — the emotional and logistical complexity that accompanies the process of growing up. This year, I can’t stop thinking...

Tonight I was joined by mom and activist (@buildtomorrow.chi on Instagram.) Kristy has been advocating for the release of her neighbors, The Navarete family who were taken by ICE in March. To help support this family please visit: gofund.me/86fd0685b Get more from Daniel Biss in the Substack app Available...

This past weekend, I was overwhelmed with gratitude to see over a hundred of our friends and neighbors pack into Sketchbook Brewery in Skokie. This was a chance to celebrate the volunteers who powered our campaign and who will be the key to winning in November. Saturday was a chance to say thank you, and to launch...

As I staggered into my house well past midnight at the end of Monday’s seemingly endless City Council meeting, I had several different feelings all at once: relief, but also a somber awareness of how much work is still to come. After many hours of consideration of more than 60 amendments, the Evanston City Council...

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Hi Friends, As our General Election campaign ramps up, I wanted a space to keep you updated on what we’re doing and how I’m thinking about the constant influx of news and threats to our democracy. We’ve moved our newsletter to Substack and you’ll keep getting these updates in your inbox, just like before. The...