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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 Library users show high level of satisfaction of library services, but concerns of branch loss and parking also surface on survey

Bob4 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The Evanston Public Library received high marks on a community survey conducted earlier this year designed to…

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Group doesn’t view city’s announcement of city manager finalist as end of the process

Bob4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com As far as one Evanston group is concerned, the city’s search for a city manager isn’t…

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Citizen ethics board sits on sideline while Special Counsel sifts through complaints

Bob4 years ago4 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Whatever happened to the City’s Ethics Board? Evanston’s newly-constituted Board of Ethics surfaced May 11 after an…

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‘Mock drowning’ felt like the real thing to Evanston beach visitor

Bob4 years ago4 years ago07 mins

An Evanston “mock drowning” drill became all too real for a visitor to one of the city’s beaches July 11.

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Evanston should draw new Ward map before April Special Election: longtime activist suggests

Bob4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s Redistricting Committee previously agreed not to make any changes to the city’s current…

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At their final Evanston City Council meeting, Braithwaite and Gandurski honored for their service to the City

Bob4 years ago4 years ago05 mins

Former Fifth Ward Alderman Robin Rue Simmons also honored for her reparations work By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston City Council…

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Council moves to place rank-choice voting referendum on Nov. 8 ballot

Bob4 years ago4 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston residents will be given the opportunity in November to  say  whether they favor moving to a ranked-choice voting…

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Cannon asks to be considered to fill 2nd Ward Council seat

Bob4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

By Bob  Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Activist Darlene Cannon ran a strong race  in the 2021 municipal election, losing by  71 votes…

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Mayor reflects on tragedy in Highland Park

Bob4 years ago4 years ago05 mins

A message from Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss: Yesterday, a tragedy occurred in Highland Park. A gunman fired repeatedly into the…

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Shooting brings abrupt close to city’s July 4th festivities

Bob4 years ago4 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Three hours before the city’s first parade in three years, some volunteers for the event had already…

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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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— 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