Less-than-inflation property tax increases could work against the city: Finance chair
By Bob Seidenberg Property tax increases are never popular, but past City Council decisions to keep the taxes flat or…
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Aetna Better Health of Illinois establishes growing partnership with Evanston’s Connections for the Homeless
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Nov. 16, 2023 —Aetna Better Health of Illinois, a CVS Health company, announced a collaboration with…
Most Livable City Association: 10 questions about Northwestern’s deal with the City of Evanston
The Most Livable City Association (MLCA), a non-profit focused on quality of life for all communities in and around Evanston…
Evanston City Council members may soon receive full-time help
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members are technically part-time positions under the city’s council-manager form of government, but starting…
DeCarlo speaks in favor of Council’s pause on NU’s stadium request
By Bob Seidenberg David DeCarlo, president of the Most Livable City Association, released a statement in support of the City…
As Northwestern’s $800 million stadium project moves to a final vote, residents make goal line stand to protect neighborhood’s character
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members have typically voted on the side of residents when large projects would have…
Protests can require major deployment, especially when unannounced
By Bob Seidenberg When Evanston police are called to respond to a protest held without warning, as was the case…
City’s proposed tax hike comes as homeowners have already taken a ‘hit’
By Bob Seidenberg City of Evanston officials’ plan for a 7.8% increase in the city’s property tax levy as a…
An estimated 200 to 250 people at Evanston’s Fountain Square Sunday in solidarity rally for release of the hostages
By Bob Seidenberg Red balloons, their strings tied to shoes and alongside pictures of victims, fluttered across Evanston’s Fountain Square…
Library underground garage reopens with free parking for library patrons
By Bob Seidenberg It’s not every day a batch of free parking spaces becomes available in downtown Evanston. But that…