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title: Gilo Kwesi Logan — Mayor of Evanston
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# Gilo Kwesi Logan

Diversity and leadership consultant; founded Dr. Logan Consulting in 2012. [1][2]

## At a glance

- Declared — September 4, 2026, when he formed his campaign committee.[3]
- Campaign committee — Friends of Gilo Logan (ISBE ID 41414).[4]
- Occupation — Diversity and leadership consultant for more than 20 years. Founded Dr. Logan Consulting in 2012.[2][1]
- Public office — None found.
- In Evanston — Fifth-generation Evanstonian. Son of William “Bill” Logan Jr., Evanston’s first Black police chief.[1][2]
- Age — 60 (September 2026)[3]
- Education — Southern Illinois University Carbondale; master’s and doctorate from National Louis University.[1]
- Prior runs — None found.
- Endorsements — None announced as of Oct 6, 2026.
## Background

Logan taught at Northeastern Illinois University and Harper College from 2007 to 2016, and founded the arts-in-education organization S.O.U.L Creations. [1] His firm has worked with local governments: a year-long diversity training series for the Evanston Police Department, approved by City Council in 2015, and District 65’s “N-Word Intervention Project” in 2019. [2] In 2026 he published a children’s book about his father, Protecting A Dream. [5]

## Stated priorities

No platform or priorities published as of Tue Oct 6, 2026.

## Record

Facts from public records, campaign filings and published news reports, each checked against its primary source. Same categories and the same review for every candidate. Listed, not evaluated. Last reviewed Tue Oct 6, 2026.

### Campaign finance

- Feb 2021: Illinois State Board of Elections records list one itemized contribution from Logan to another Illinois political committee: $250 to Citizens to Re-Elect Peter Braithwaite on Feb. 12, 2021.[6]
- Sep 2026: On Sept. 4, 2026, Logan formed the candidate committee Friends of Gilo Logan (ISBE ID 41414), with himself as chair and another individual as treasurer.[7]
- Sep 2026: As of Oct. 6, 2026, Friends of Gilo Logan had reported three $1,000 contributions, received Sept. 9–22, 2026, on large-contribution (A-1) reports; two ($2,000, 66.7%) came from Evanston ZIP codes and one ($1,000, 33.3%) from an out-of-state address.[8]

### Public office

Nothing found in the records reviewed.

### Property and taxes

- Dec 2024: As successor trustee of a family trust, Logan sold 1716 Hovland Ct. for $350,000 by a trustee's deed dated Dec. 20, 2024 and recorded Jan. 14, 2025.[9]
- 2025: JPMorgan Chase filed mortgage-foreclosure actions 25-CH-02536 (March 4, 2025) and 25-CH-10730 (Oct. 20, 2025) concerning 1031 McDaniel Ave., where Logan lives, on a 2019 credit-line mortgage signed by a relative who has since died; the recorded notices name Logan, other relatives and unknown heirs as defendants and do not show the amount owed, and the dockets were not reviewed.[10]
- Feb 2026: As administrator of a relative's estate, as recited in the deed, Logan sold 1718 Hovland Ct. for $200,000 by a deed dated Feb. 17, 2026; the probate docket was not reviewed.[11]

### Legal and regulatory

- 2015–2026: City of Evanston bills lists presented to the City Council for approval include payments to Logan Consulting Services for police diversity training beginning in September 2015, including $30,000 in 2017 and $30,000 in 2018, which a 2020 police department report to the Council described as "a multiyear contract"; the bills lists also include smaller payments for other city work through January 2026.[12][13][14][15][16]
- Jun 2015: On June 22, 2015, the Evanston City Council approved on its consent agenda Resolution 67-R-15, authorizing a $55,000 contract with Logan Consulting Services for a police diversity and inclusion workshop series; the resolution states, "Given Logan Consulting Services long-standing and particularized ties to the community, it is appropriate to engage this vendor in providing these services."[17][18]
- Aug 2019: Logan signed, as manager of Logan Consulting Services, LLC, a $23,550 District 65 professional-services agreement to "Develop age-appropriate learning lessons to be used for restorative remediation of the use of the 'N' word," with modules from early childhood (ages 3–5) through grade 8 and professional development for staff; the copy reviewed is published by Defending Education, an advocacy group, and District 65 check registers show payments to the firm totaling that amount from September 2019 to March 2020.[19][20][21][22]
- 2015–2026: District 65 check registers and bills lists attached to its board meetings show 12 payments to Logan Consulting Services, LLC from October 2015 through an August 2026 bills-payable list, totaling $69,325, including the payments under the 2019 agreement; the registers list amounts, not the services purchased.[23][20][21][22][24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

### Statements and conduct

- Mar 2021: A March 22, 2021 post titled "In Response to the Atlanta Shootings" on the Medium account of his firm, Dr. Logan Consulting, written in the first person, said "the purity culture of the strict White evangelicalism of which the shooter is a part likely contribute to both the racist and misogynistic aspects of his addiction and his violent actions" and that Republican members of Congress "denounced the violence but refused to acknowledge possible racist motivations."[31][32]
- Mar 2022: In public comment at the District 65 board's March 14, 2022 meeting, Logan supported a Fifth Ward school; the approved minutes summarize him as saying that "1967 Evanston worked for integration but it was the worst thing that happened to the black community," that "Integration w/o equity is just drive by diversity," and that "Black children were exported out of their communities and imported to the white community and schools in the name of integration and diversity."[33]

Records reviewed for every candidate

Illinois State Board of Elections campaign-finance filings; City of Evanston, District 65 and park-district meeting records and payments; Cook County Assessor property and exemption records; Cook County recorded documents; federal and state court databases; Illinois professional-license and attorney-registration records; the candidate’s own websites and public social media; and Evanston RoundTable, Evanston Now, Daily Northwestern and other news archives. Property-tax exemption records are not yet shown for any candidate; they will be added for all candidates at the same time, once each can be confirmed from the same public tax-bill records.

Campaign links

- None found as of Tue Oct 6, 2026
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How this profile is made

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## Sources

1. Evanston Now — Author Gilo Logan to run for Evanston mayor (Sept. 4, 2026) — https://evanstonnow.com/author-gilo-logan-to-run-for-evanston-mayor/
2. Daily Northwestern — Diversity consultant joins crowded field to replace Biss (Sept. 8, 2026) — https://dailynorthwestern.com/2026/09/08/lateststories/diversity-consultant-joins-crowded-field-to-replace-biss/
3. Evanston RoundTable — Gilo Logan, author and equity consultant, launches bid for Evanston mayor (Sept. 4, 2026) — https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/09/04/gilo-logan-author-and-equity-consultant-launches-bid-for-evanston-mayor/
4. Illinois State Board of Elections — Friends of Gilo Logan (committee 41414) — https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?ID=wDS41gf4TZZakads0UilzA%3d%3d
5. Evanston RoundTable — Gilo Kwesi Logan publishes book honoring his father (Jan. 7, 2026) — https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/01/07/gilo-kwesi-logan-publishes-book-honoring-his-fathers-life-and-legacy/
6. Illinois State Board of Elections — Contributions search (Last Name "Logan," First Name "Gilo") (accessed Oct. 2026) — https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/ContributionSearchByAllContributions.aspx
7. Illinois State Board of Elections — Committee detail, Friends of Gilo Logan, ID 41414 (accessed Oct. 2026) — https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?ID=wDS41gf4TZZakads0UilzA%3d%3d
8. Illinois State Board of Elections — Committee detail and A-1 reports, Friends of Gilo Logan, ID 41414 (accessed Oct. 2026) — https://www.elections.il.gov/CampaignDisclosure/CommitteeDetail.aspx?ID=wDS41gf4TZZakads0UilzA%3d%3d
9. Cook County Clerk — Recordings index, PIN 10-13-117-075-0000, trustee's deed doc. 2501402091 (recorded Jan. 14, 2025) — https://crs.cookcountyclerkil.gov/Search/ResultByPin?id1=10131170750000
10. Cook County Clerk — Recordings index, PIN 10-24-110-026-0000, lis pendens docs. 2506902093 (March 10, 2025) and 2529618166 (Oct. 23, 2025) and mortgage doc. 1919246051 (July 11, 2019) — https://crs.cookcountyclerkil.gov/Search/ResultByPin?id1=10241100260000
11. Cook County Clerk — Recordings index, PIN 10-13-117-074-0000, administrator's deed doc. 2606420126 (recorded March 5, 2026) — https://crs.cookcountyclerkil.gov/Search/ResultByPin?id1=10131170740000
12. City of Evanston — Bills list (Sept. 2015) — https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/5895/
13. City of Evanston — Payroll and bills list for Council approval (April 24, 2017) — https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/6459/
14. City of Evanston — Payroll and bills list for Council approval (April 9, 2018) — https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/6546/
15. City of Evanston — Payroll and bills list for Council approval (Jan. 2026) — https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/438751/
16. City of Evanston — Police Department update to City Council (July 2020) — https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/37602/
17. City of Evanston — City Council packet, Resolution 67-R-15 (June 22, 2015) — https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/5889/
18. City of Evanston — City Council minutes (June 22, 2015) — https://cityofevanston.civicweb.net/document/5886/
19. Defending Education — copy of District 65 Professional Services Agreement #19010 with Logan Consulting Services, LLC (Aug. 29, 2019) — https://defendinged.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Logan-Consulting-Services_-EvanstonSkokie-School-District-65-IL_2019_08-29_23550-for-Project-N-Word-Curriculum_Contract.pdf
20. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Check register (check 9/12/2019, $11,775), attached to Nov. 18, 2019 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6398953?org=1247
21. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Check register (check 1/29/2020, $5,887.50), attached to March 23, 2020 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6398446?org=1247
22. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Check register (check 3/26/2020, $5,887.50), attached to May 18, 2020 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6398687?org=1247
23. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Oct. 2015 list of bills (check 10/29/2015, $1,200), attached to Dec. 7, 2015 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6399864?org=1247
24. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Check register (check 6/29/2020, $3,325), attached to Sept. 21, 2020 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6395659?org=1247
25. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Check register (check 7/29/2021, $5,775), attached to Sept. 20, 2021 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6404101?org=1247
26. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Check register (check 2/14/2022, $6,000), attached to April 11, 2022 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6404507?org=1247
27. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — List of bills details, July 2022 (check 7/28/2022, $3,875), attached to Oct. 17, 2022 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6404785?org=1247
28. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — List of bills, July 2023 check detail (7/20/2023 $10,000; 7/28/2023 $4,600), attached to Oct. 16, 2023 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6405515?org=1247
29. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Check register (check 9/15/2023, $10,000), attached to Nov. 8, 2023 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6405737?org=1247
30. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — August 2026 bills payable ($1,000), attached to Aug. 31, 2026 board meeting — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/14327007?org=1247
31. DrLoganConsulting on Medium — "In Response to the Atlanta Shootings" (March 22, 2021) — https://drloganconsulting.medium.com/in-response-to-the-atlanta-shootings-411d595ece38
32. Internet Archive — capture of the same post (Nov. 29, 2023) — https://web.archive.org/web/20231129111538/https://drloganconsulting.medium.com/in-response-to-the-atlanta-shootings-411d595ece38
33. Evanston/Skokie School District 65 — Regular Board Meeting minutes (March 14, 2022; approved April 18, 2022) — https://meetings.boardbook.org/Documents/DownloadPDF/6408155?org=1247