October 17, 2025
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(Left) Former Township Assessor Bonnie Wilson with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky at Fourth of July festivities here last year. The two worked together on campaign in support of freshness dating on produce products that brought prominence to Schakowsky early on.

Schakowsky announces she will not seek reelection in 2026

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By Bob Seidenberg Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky announced this week she won’t seek reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026,  ending a nearly thirty year run where she embodied the city’s progressive voice on the national scene. “For the last 26 years, I have had the distinct honor and privilege of representing the 9th…

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New Adirondack chairs are now in place for the dining terrace at Independence Park.

Programs to enhance city’s business districts moving forward piece by piece

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By Bob Seidenberg Evanston economic development officials reported making headway last week on a number of initiatives included in the Evanston Thrives report designed to activate the city’s business districts. At the April 23 Economic Development Committee meeting, officials provided a status report on the projects — many having grown out of the 2023 Evanston…

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Crosby Theodore’s historic landmark building, 1817 Church St., stands to the left od Mt. Pisgah’s current location.

Court denies neighbor’s request for a preliminary injunction on Church and Dodge development

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By Bob Seidenberg The Illinois First District Appellate Court upheld Monday a Cook County Circuit Court decision denying a property owner’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop a mixed-use development proposed for Church Street west of Darrow Avenue from moving forward. In a 25-page opinion, the three justices affirmed the circuit court ruling that the…

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Lenice Levy, owner of the Good to Go restaurant at 711 Howard St., responds to questions from members of the city’s Economic Development Committee April 23.

Committee reluctant to back restaurant’s request for assistance after fire

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Economic Development Committee cited precedent and the past loan payment history of Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine By Bob Seidenberg A request from the owner of Howard Street’s Good To Go Jamaican restaurant for city assistance to rebuild after a devastating Nov. 29 fire failed to win initial support from members of the Economic Development…

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Evanston Public Library’s main branch at 1703 Orrington Ave.

Library board hires consultant to study financial future

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Meristem Advisors, the chosen consultant, will review the value of services that EPL receives from the city   By Bob Seidenberg Facing significant renovation costs on a building it doesn’t own, the Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees is reaching out to a consultant to look at the library’s financial future and recommend options, including…

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At a 2015 ceremony, then-Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and former Mayor James “Jay” Lytle study a plaque designating the council chambers in Lytle’s name.

Council approves honorary street sign for former mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl

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By Bob Seidenberg Eight years out of office, Elizabeth Tisdahl, the only one of the city’s mayors to also have school board service on her record, now has  a honorary street in her name. Council members unanimously approved at their April 14 meeting, designating a portion of Martha Lane at Simpson Street as “Elizabeth Tisdahl…

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Evanston Budget Manager Clayton Black warned Tuesday that uncertainty around federal funding that the city relies on presents “a grave concern.”

City budget manager: Federal funding threats ‘a grave concern’

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By Bob Seidenberg Evanston has not experienced the same shock of an impending loss of federal funds as Northwestern University, but city officials are keeping a watchful eye on their own situation as the next budget season grows closer. At the April 8 Finance and Budget Committee meeting, as members talked about new tools to tame a longstanding…

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Have Dreams student Caleb Jensen, an intern at the Thermal Laminating Corporation, fits a laminating roller into place.

Evanston nonprofit connects people with autism to jobs

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But the program is running short on participating employers and hoping Evanston businesses will step up By Bob Seidenberg Henry Testard has been on the job roughly a half hour at the Thermal Laminating Corporation at 2220 Greenwood Ave., carefully lining up cardboard pieces on a wood frame to make into the boxes used to stabilize…

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A city committee will take more time to decide what to do about a homeowner’s leaning elm.

Committee wants guidelines in place before ruling on homeowner’s request to remove leaning elm

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‘I feel like I’ve done my part in planting other trees, and this is one I’m not comfortable where it is,’ Kristina Pierce tells city committee By Bob Seidenberg/rseiden914@gmail.com A northwest Evanston homeowner will have to wait a little longer for a decision from the city on whether she can remove an elm tree from…

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