Shawn Iles is an Evanston leader, community servant, and parent of four students educated in Evanston’s public schools.
Shawn is running for 3rd ward alder to make Evanston an even more livable community for all Evanstonians.
Shawn is leading the fight against hunger and housing insecurity while investing in Evanston youth to ensure a future that leaves no one behind.
Vote for Shawn in the 2025 Consolidated Elections to build a better Evanston for all of us.
Introduce Shawn to your neighbors by hosting a "coffee" at your home, show your support by placing a yard sign and/or make a contribution to Shawn's campaign for Evanston alder!
Shawn will pursue smart, transit-adjacent development to add thousands more units, reduce housing costs, and grow the city’s tax base while increasing consumer density for the revival of 3rd ward and downtown business districts.
Shawn will stop the endless and expensive cycle of deferred maintenance through proactive capital improvement plans that support our climate action goals and improve accessibility for persons who are mobile impaired.
Shawn will help protect police officers as well as Evanston youth, persons with intellectual disabilities and those experiencing homelessness by advocating to expand and improve the Crisis Alternative Response Evanston Program (C.A.R.E.).
Shawn will protect Evanston beaches and expand our urban tree canopy, while advocating for an environmental justice ordinance that protects lower-income neighborhoods and ensures they have equitable access to environmental mitigation resources.