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  • Library Board President Fulce proposes trustees skip a search for an interim director, preserving resources for the permanent post

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  • City Council sets 90-day window for an agreement with the Library to resolve differences

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  • Library officials have a firm in mind  to conduct a search for an interim Executive Director

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  • With Kat making a strong run, Biss appears to be the unofficial winner of the 9th District Congressional District Democratic primary

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  • Applications now open for Sustain Evanston program

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  • Hotly-contested 9th Congressional District Democratic primary heads to voters

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  • Community members invited to vote on new dog park

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  • The man who would be mayor: Longtime leader Donald Borah dies at 85

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  • ‘Reconciliation’ needed after Executive Library Director’s early departure from the position, suggests one member

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Evanston to wage own fight for reproductive rights at the local level

Bob4 years ago3 years ago03 mins

Evanston to wage fights own fight for reproductive rights at the local level By Bob Seidenberg Evanston will respond in…

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With filling shifts becoming a daily ‘high-wire act,’ Evanston police moved to temporarily assign a popular unit

Bob4 years ago3 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston police scrambled to fill 12-hour shifts, making 47 hire backs of officers last month, leading up…

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Council members could be flagged for bad behavior under proposed changes to ordinance

Bob4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston elected officials could be subject to official misconduct charges for inappropriate behavior under a recommendation from…

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City parts company with lone finalist in city manager search

Bob4 years ago3 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The city isn’t moving forward with City of Urbana administrator Carol Mitten, the lone finalist in Evanston’s…

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Evanston city manager decision now in Council’s hands

Bob4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members are next up, deciding where they stand on city of Urbana administrator Carol…

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Evanston city manager finalist Carol Mitten says her strength is a sense of ‘the big picture’

Bob4 years ago4 years ago012 mins

By Bob Seidenberg  A lot had been said about City of Urbana administrator Carol Mitten since the City Council announced…

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Staff proposes modernization plan for building that makes up ‘heart  of city  operations’

Bob4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Service Center, which holds the Public Works, Fleet Management, Parking Management and other city departments, is…

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Longtime Community Development Director Johanna Nyden to leave city to head Skokie’s department

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Community Development Director Johanna Nyden will resign from her position effective August 16 for a new opportunity with the Village of…

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Shooting of 13-year occurred as teens were attending a backyard party: Police

Bob4 years ago4 years ago02 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The 13-year-old girl critically injured in a shooting on the 1300 block of Fowler Avenue July 25…

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Group wants zoning code to take into account equity and affordability concerns

Bob4 years ago05 mins

Mail By Bob Seidenberg Evanston zoning codes sometimes mandate land use that is economically inefficient, requiring excessive lot standards and…

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Evanston has conducted more than 100 bike tallies at 33 locations and gathered community input to revise the city’s 2014 Bike Plan.
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Reported by @BethkeTia https://t.co/sEpQSMKIe2

— The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) April 10, 2026

Park lighting is getting an upgrade! Over the next few months, LED fixtures will replace older lights at lakefront parks (Lee-Greenwood) plus Lovelace, Eggleston, Perry, Mason & Smith Parks. Parks & paths remain open. Learn more: https://t.co/TCwWPw3UtV. pic.twitter.com/4ILYyLQkqk

— City of Evanston (@CityofEvanston) March 23, 2026