Police use foot patrols, promote ‘positive visibility,’ dealing with aggressive panhandling concerns
By Bob Seidenberg As the city comes out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Evanston Police Department says it expects to…
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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…
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…
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…
AMC to return moviegoing to Evanston: Developer
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com AMC Theatres, the country’s largest movie theater chain, has signed a long-term lease to return moviegoing…
Unvaccinated Council members could face censure or be barred from meetings without negative COVID-19 test
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston City Council members will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or otherwise show they…
Council beefs up program against youth violence
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston will move forward with new initiatives to deter youth violence in 2022,tapping federal Covid recovery funds…