Board Member, Emily (left) and Executive Director, Sarah Petersen (right) at the Open Communities tent On Saturday, September 13th, 2025, Open Communities gathered with community partners and neighbors near the Evanston Ecology Center for our second annual Walk the Redline event. This event is held each year to raise awareness, funds, and activation for housing justice in Northern Cook County. Redlining was a historical, nationwide practice of using race as a factor to deem c

A partnership between CPAH, Open Communities, and the City of Evanston creates a Community Land Trust and transforms a long-vacant property into perpetually affordable housing for the future.

Open Communities supports zoning reform as one step on the long road to fair and abundant housing for our communities.

Case alleges management at a subsidized housing complex in Niles is engaging in acts of harassment and discrimination against Black tenants.