Neighborhood team ready to go on Northwestern’s Ryan Field stadium project
Residents living around Northwestern University’s Ryan Field now have a team in place to share their questions and concerns with…
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City’s updated ARPA plan outlines the road to recovery
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston City Council members now have a comprehensive plan to guide their decision-making on requests for…
With water shut-offs scheduled to resume, officials are looking at alternatives to cutting off service
By Bob Seidenberg With the city preparing to resume water shut-offs after a nearly two-and-a-half year break, members of a…
Brummel fire victim’s wife tried to get him to exit the building: Updated report
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com The wife of the victim in a fatal fire at 1516 Brummel St., March 10, attempted…
Braithwaite second Evanston City Council member with Northwestern as employer
By Bob Seidenberg Longtime Second Ward City Council member Peter Braithwaite has taken a job as Director of Procurement, Diversity…
Like mask, vaccine-proof mandates, cap on restaurant delivery fees also goes away; Never meant to be ‘permanent’: Staff
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members have removed limits on service fees that third-party delivery systems were charging on…
Lying’ remarks upset Council member in South Blvd. discussion
By Bob Seidenberg A mixed-income housing project planned to be built on what is now a city-owned parking lot at…
Thompson named Interim Parks & Recreation head
Interim City Manager Kelley Gandurski today announced the appointment of Audrey Thompson as the City of Evanston’s interim parks and…
Members of EPL outreach group resign over Library response to their compensation request
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com In July of 2020, a new group was established at the Evanston Public Library to aid…
Message from Mayor Daniel Biss: Evanston to lift its vaccines and indoor masking mandates Feb. 28
Following the surge in cases caused by the Omicron variant, it’s become increasingly clear that COVID-19 won’t be going away…