Finance & Budget Committee members question ARPA administrative costs, projects ‘at risk” of moving forward
By Bob Seidenberg At a meeting this week, some members of the city’s Finance and Budget Committee raised concerns about…
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City Council split on migrant housing shelter plan
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members took a step back Monday on a proposed plan to convert a vacant…
Not just another day at the beach
Lee Street Beach proved popular spot to view Monday’s eclipse By Bob Seidenberg It’s still too early in the year…
Envision Evanston 2045 off to a fast start
By Bob Seidenberg The Envision Evanston 2045 process is off to a fast start, garnering more than 900 responses from…
Council wrestles with homelessness, including Howard St. encampment
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members have delayed until May consideration of a plan to aid the city’s unhoused…
Purchase of $2.3 million new fire truck receives Council backing
Reserve truck facing major repairs has ‘put us in a bad place,’ says fire chief By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Fire…
Council OKs $180,000 to buy electric leaf blowers for landscapers
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council on Monday approved a plan to make a bulk purchase of electric leaf blowers,…
Council approves brokerage contract on Civic Center move – this time in public
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members reapproved a contract Monday for a real estate firm to broker a move…
Evanston firefighters union pays tribute to historic 1974 walkout ‘Their story will not be forgotten’
By Bob Seidenberg One by one, the fire companies at Evanston’s five stations took turns notifying radio dispatch they were…
Council rejects temporary halt to gas leaf blower ban
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members voted against suspending enforcement of a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers Monday, a…