Budget may be on track for surplus at end of the year
By Bob Seidenberg City budget revenues were looking “pretty stable, pretty strong,” at the mid-year mark, including some areas that were…
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With filling shifts becoming a daily ‘high-wire act,’ Evanston police moved to temporarily assign a popular unit
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston police scrambled to fill 12-hour shifts, making 47 hire backs of officers last month, leading up…
Council members could be flagged for bad behavior under proposed changes to ordinance
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston elected officials could be subject to official misconduct charges for inappropriate behavior under a recommendation from…
City parts company with lone finalist in city manager search
By Bob Seidenberg The city isn’t moving forward with City of Urbana administrator Carol Mitten, the lone finalist in Evanston’s…
Evanston city manager decision now in Council’s hands
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members are next up, deciding where they stand on city of Urbana administrator Carol…
Evanston city manager finalist Carol Mitten says her strength is a sense of ‘the big picture’
By Bob Seidenberg A lot had been said about City of Urbana administrator Carol Mitten since the City Council announced…
Message from the Mayor: Reflecting over the past two weeks
I’m shaken by two terrible events that happened in Evanston in the last few weeks. On the evening of July 14, a…
Staff proposes modernization plan for building that makes up ‘heart of city operations’
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Service Center, which holds the Public Works, Fleet Management, Parking Management and other city departments, is…
Longtime Community Development Director Johanna Nyden to leave city to head Skokie’s department
Community Development Director Johanna Nyden will resign from her position effective August 16 for a new opportunity with the Village of…
Shooting of 13-year occurred as teens were attending a backyard party: Police
By Bob Seidenberg The 13-year-old girl critically injured in a shooting on the 1300 block of Fowler Avenue July 25…