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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

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • With Kat making a strong run, Biss appears to be the unofficial winner of the 9th District Congressional District Democratic primary

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • Applications now open for Sustain Evanston program

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • Hotly-contested 9th Congressional District Democratic primary heads to voters

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  • Community members invited to vote on new dog park

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

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • ‘Reconciliation’ needed after Executive Library Director’s early departure from the position, suggests one member

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  • Short-term rental overhaul passes on third try at City Council

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(Left) Donna Robinson-Smith and daughter Jennifer Smith celebrated Mother’s Day and Jennifer’s birthday in a special way May 11. (Photograph by Carlton Rosemond).
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Library leaves ‘a good feeling’ for one local family on Mother’s Day

Bob11 months ago11 months ago04 mins

CBy Bob Seidenberg Jennifer Smith remembers making her first visit to the Evanston Public Library. Her mom brought her and…

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Members of the 82nd Evanston City Council will tackle a revision of the ‘Council Rules’ as one of their first actions.
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City Council to consider rule changes, including to mayor’s voting power

Bob11 months ago11 months ago09 mins

Staff propose giving the mayor a chance to weigh in when an ordinance is one vote away from adoption but…

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New Adirondack chairs are now in place for the dining terrace at Independence Park.
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Programs to enhance city’s business districts moving forward piece by piece

Bob12 months ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston economic development officials reported making headway last week on a number of initiatives included in the…

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Crosby Theodore’s historic landmark building, 1817 Church St., stands to the left od Mt. Pisgah’s current location.
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Court denies neighbor’s request for a preliminary injunction on Church and Dodge development

Bob12 months ago12 months ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The Illinois First District Appellate Court upheld Monday a Cook County Circuit Court decision denying a property…

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

Bob12 months ago08 mins

Economic Development Committee cited precedent and the past loan payment history of Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine By Bob Seidenberg…

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Evanston Public Library’s main branch at 1703 Orrington Ave.
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Library board hires consultant to study financial future

Bob12 months ago05 mins

Meristem Advisors, the chosen consultant, will review the value of services that EPL receives from the city   By Bob…

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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.
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Council approves honorary street sign for former mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl

Bob1 year ago12 months ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Eight years out of office, Elizabeth Tisdahl, the only one of the city’s mayors to also have…

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

Bob1 year ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston has not experienced the same shock of an impending loss of federal funds as Northwestern University, but…

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Have Dreams student Caleb Jensen, an intern at the Thermal Laminating Corporation, fits a laminating roller into place.
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Evanston nonprofit connects people with autism to jobs

Bob1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

But the program is running short on participating employers and hoping Evanston businesses will step up By Bob Seidenberg Henry…

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A city committee will take more time to decide what to do about a homeowner’s leaning elm.
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Committee wants guidelines in place before ruling on homeowner’s request to remove leaning elm

Bob1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

‘I feel like I’ve done my part in planting other trees, and this is one I’m not comfortable where it…

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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