 During this time, (Friday and Saturday nights, a time of would-be heightened gang activity) the community, including gang members were invited to play basketball at Evanston's Robert Crown Center.Morton would often be seen cheering from the sidelines.Evanston's (City Hall) civic center was re-named for Morton at the time of her retirement in 2009 and is now known as the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center.