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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

    3 weeks ago
  • 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

    4 weeks ago
  • 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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Commission backs plan for channel path, bike lane near ETHS

Bob1 year ago1 year ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s Preservation Commission at their meeting earlier this month largely agreed that city designs…

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Committee mulls how much debt the should take on for capital needs

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By Bob Seidenberg With needs far outpacing available funding, members of the city’s Finance & Budget Committee on Tuesday agreed…

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Latino employees hit ‘slander campaign’ in city hiring

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By Bob Seidenberg A group of Latino city employees has hit out at what they called a “disturbing slander campaign”…

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Leaning elm to remain standing in first test of city’s private tree ordinance

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By Bob Seidenberg An Evanston homeowner’s young elm tree — currently leaning over a neighbor’s garage, and projected to grow…

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Evanston resident on mission to end ‘Wild West’ bikes on sidewalks

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Sign up for our free newsletter to have Evanston news delivered directly to your inbox every weekday! By Bob Seidenberg…

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Drastic’ zoning changes concern some residents

Bob2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg City officials have introduced the possibility of allowing the development of different housing options, such as duplexes…

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Council OKs $400K in ARPA funds for program to improve health outcomes

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By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com The Evanston City Council cleared the way Monday for a one-year pilot Pathway to Wellness program…

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Library faces nearly $20 million renovation

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All options are on the table – including moving out – with library’s nearly 30-year old main branch needing an…

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‘We’ve got a lot of things we can build on’

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Veteran developer Kent Swanson advises committee on strategies used elsewhere to revitalize business districts By Bob Seidenberg Evanston has more…

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City economic panel offers ideas for new downtown plaza

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By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com A plaza at the intersection of Church Street and Maple Avenue the city is seeking to…

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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