By Bob Seidenberg Teaming with landscape design experts, city officials successfully rebuilt a bird sanctuary habitat off of Clark Beach in 2015 after the fragile two acre site had been largely wiped away during construction of Northwestern University’s Visitor Center, located just north. Volunteers joined in, weeding out the buckthorn and other invasive plants which…
City exploring federal funds to repair lakefront damage By Bob Seidenberg City officials are considering contracting with a firm to assess the infrastructure damage caused by storms and high wave action this past winter, in a first step in what could involve major costs to stabilize that area. At the Feb. 10 City Council meeting,…
By Bob Seidenberg A dedicated group of volunteers has worked for years under cramped conditions at the City’s Animal Shelter, but that might change under a grant that could bring a new facility. City Engineer Lara Biggs informed members of the City Council’s Human Services Committee at their Feb. 3 meeting of the City’s interest…
By Bob Seidenberg Citizen groups are trading blame on who is responsible in the wake of Beacon Academy’s withdrawal of a $500,000 gift and its participation in the Robert Crown Community Center project. In an Aug. 5 letter to the City, Patty Abrams, chair of the Beacon Academy Board, a Montessori high school…
By Bob Seidenberg In Crystal Lake, the Dole Mansion, described as a “Civil War era architectural masterpiece”, appeared to be heading for demolition in 2002 when neighbors got wind that a developer wanted to knock down the mansion and annex. Community members banded together in a major fundraising effort called the “Lakeside Legacy Project,” raising…
By Bob Seidenberg/ Evanston City Council members backed Mayor Stephen Hagerty’s resolution on Tuesday to bring in more Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officers to join City Clerk Devon Reid in that role — a move that activists charged would weaken the clerk’s authority. By a 5-3 vote, Evanston City Council members gave approval to…
