Council approves fee hike for group which manages city’s growing affordable housing waitlist
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council approved an increase in the fee a Libertyville-based firm receives to manage the city’s…
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Evanston TIFs will likely see increased activity in 2023
By Bob Seidenberg How are Evanston’s Tax Increment Financing Districts faring? There was no definitive answer yet as Evanston officials said…
Residents play an important role in Evanston’s new direction on rat control
By Bob Seidenberg Many may associate rats with mid-summer or even deep winter, spotting one hot-trotting across an alley after…
Candidates for Evanston’s 2nd and 9th Ward City Council seats will face off in an April election
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s special election to fill City Council seats in the city’s 2nd and 9th Wards will take…
Council weighs which way to go on pension funding issue
Fire Pension Board member Jack Mortell’s research shines light on tax supposed to go for pensions By Bob Seidenberg Evanston…
Activists raise concern about ‘morphing’ hearing into action on the City’s $400 Million budget
By Bob Seidenberg An Evanston activist group today raised concern that the city is planning to follow up a Truth…
Council uses Open Meetings Act exception to hold closed door team-building workshop
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston officials invoked an exception in the state Open Meetings Act to meet behind closed doors for…
Make Truth in Taxation hearing a true public hearing: CABG
By Lesley Williams This Monday, November 7th, Evanston holds a Special Council Meeting in addition to the Truth in Taxation…
Kelly calls on city to step up pension contributions
By Bob Seidenberg Repeating what she said at the City Council meeting this week, First Ward Council member Clare Kelly…
After three years of flat budgets, Library officials seek tax increase
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Library Board trustees moved forward Oct. 19 to back a 3.9% property tax increase estimate…