Open Data

Visit Evanston's Open Data Portal:

data.cityofevanston.org

About Open Data

The City of Evanston’s Open Data Program promotes transparency, accountability, and public engagement by providing open access to municipal data. Established in 2017 following a City Council resolution, the program empowers residents, businesses, researchers, and City staff to leverage data for informed decision-making, strategic planning, and service improvement.

The Open Data Portal (data.cityofevanston.org) serves as the City’s central hub for publicly available datasets, maps, reports, and data stories. It is guided by a data governance policy and a commitment to regularly updating and expanding data offerings.

In 2021, Evanston became the first city under 100,000 residents to earn a What Works Cities Silver Certification from Bloomberg Philanthropies, recognizing its commitment to data-driven governance. The award highlighted the City’s innovative efforts, including the “My City, Your City, Our City” youth engagement and violence prevention initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evanston received Silver recertification from What Works Cities in 2025. 

Through open data, Evanston fosters innovation, builds public trust, and supports collaborative solutions to community challenges.

Data Governance Team

Evanston's Data Governance Team meets every other month. The goals of the Data Governance Team are education, review/approval of the policies and procedures document, and prioritization, and review and assist with data projects. The team members are listed below by department. 

seq	Department Name	First Name	Last Name
1.00	Administrative Services	Caroline	McCraw
2.00	Administrative Services	Mary	Dankwa
3.00	Administrative Services	Leslie	Perez
4.00	Administrative Services	Christian	Salvador
5.00	Administrative Services	Mark	Turenne Jr.
6.00	Administrative Services	Mark	Varner
7.00	Administrative Services	Roger	Wood
8.00	City Manager's Office	Clayton	Black
9.00	City Manager's Office	Tasheik	Kerr
10.00	City Manager's Office	Cara	Pratt
11.00	City Manager's Office	Neal	Reeves
12.00	City Manager's Office	Cynthia	Vargas
13.00	Community Development	Justin	Bock
14.00	Community Development	Andrew	San Roman
15.00	Fire	Paul	Polep
16.00	Law	Kina	Robinson
17.00	Law	Lolita	Thomas
18.00	Library	Heather	Norborg
19.00	Parks, Recreation, & Community Services	Audrey	Thompson
22.00	Public Works	Lara	Biggs
23.00	Public Works	Edgar	Cano
24.00	Public Works	Darrell	King
25.00	Public Works	Noel	Rodriguez
26.00	Public Works	Chris	Sous
27.00	Administrative Services	Dmitry	Shub
28.00	Community Development	Elizabeth	Williams
29.00	Health & Human Services	Kristin	Meyer
30.00	Police Department	Chelsea	Brown
31.00	Police Department	Elizabeth	Glynn