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  • A strong advocate of shared costs with the city, Executive Library Director Yolande Wilburn to step down

    2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
  • Late-arriving property taxes lower city budget deficit estimate

    3 weeks ago3 weeks ago
  • Ninth Congressional race draws full turnout at Evanston candidates forum

    4 weeks ago3 weeks ago
  • One that got away — Barnes and Noble experiencing comeback in other places

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • Evanston’s panhandling ordinance moves a step closer to being repealed

    4 weeks ago
  • Last call for Peet’s, a coffee shop which became a ‘third place’ for many downtown

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • Evanston not quite ready to reopen the door for ‘vacation rentals’

    1 month ago
  • Committee backs pilot incubator-pop-up program to activate downtown’s vacant spaces

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Council members vote 5-4 to adopt comprehensive plan which stirred strong controversy

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • In 6-2 vote,  Preservation Commission agrees to demolition of structure linked back to famed architect Daniel Burnham

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A neighbor’s bees are bugging an Evanston resident, so city seeks insect expert opinion

Bob2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Northwest Evanston resident Nina Paleologos said she has barely used her yard or pool – which sit…

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Judge grants city’s motion to drop lawsuit against contractor for faulty Fountain Square work

Bob3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Close to $240,000 in attorney’s fees spent on the case By Bob SeidenbergA Cook County Circuit Court judge granted the…

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Reid’s $1.75 million plan to aid homeless goes to the Council

Bob3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The city’s Human Services Committee backed a City Council member’s request of $1.75 million from the General Fund to bring…

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Council member’s leftover campaign funds will beautify Levy Center grounds

Bob3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Former Eighth Ward Council Member Ann Rainey and her campaign team found a novel – and very…

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Andy Vick
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Downtown Evanston has a new Executive Director

Bob3 years ago3 years ago22 mins

Evanston, IL – The Executive Board of the Downtown Evanston SSA is pleased to welcome Andy Vick as our new…

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City seeks to drop lawsuit against Fountain Square contractor

Bob3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

Motion allows ‘time for settlement discussions’ By Bob Seidenberg In a major twist in the longstanding Fountain Square saga, the…

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Grand ballroom back in business

Bob3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The Hilton Orrington/Evanston hotel’s grand ballroom, which sustained serious water damage at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic,…

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Arrington Lagoon
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Recreation sites may have food on their menus in the future

Bob3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg  Fleetwood-Jourdain, the Arrington Lagoon Picnic Shelter, James Park, the Clark Street Beach House, Robert Crown – most…

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Timothy Schoolmaster (center) and other police and fire retirees celebrate after the Council's historic vote July 24 adopting a new pension policy.
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Council commits to 100% funding of police, fire pensions by 2040

Bob3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Public Safety pensions, at one time among the most underfunded in the state, will be placed…

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City orders study to rid tap water of ‘forever chemicals’

Bob3 years ago3 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg A unanimous City Council voted July 24 to order a study of how to remove potentially harmful…

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