Onetime ‘Library kid’ is the new leader of the Evanston Public Library system
By Bob Seidenberg Yolande Wilburn, the new executive director of the Evanston Public Library system, has spent much her career…
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City exploring temporary move from Civic Center offices to downtown
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston officials are exploring moving city offices from the Morton Civic Center to a downtown site while…
Economic panel recommends $500k in ARPA funds for Independence Park renovation but wants staff to ‘sharpen their pencils,” bringing some costs down
By Bob Seidenberg Independence Park is located a few blocks west of Green Bay Road, in the heart of the…
A beaver is spotted at Northwestern’s lagoon
Update: After the RoundTable posted the story below about a beaver sighting at Northwestern University’s lagoon on Nov. 12, another…
Council douses Reid’s call for fire service fee for certain non-taxpaying entities – like Northwestern
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members have applied the brakes for now on a proposal that would require large…
Beekeeper’s beehives can stay but farther away from neighbor’s pool: Report
By Bob Seidenberg/rseiden914@gmail.com Northwest Evanston resident Mary Nisi need not remove her beehives, but they should be set farther back…
Neighbors group files lawsuit, alleging ‘backroom deal’ in city‘s approval of Ryan Field rezoning
News Release Residents of Evanston and Wilmette join the Most Livable City Association in lawsuit against the City of Evanston’s…
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…
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…