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

    2 days ago2 days ago
  • ‘Reconciliation’ needed after Executive Library Director’s early departure from the position, suggests one member

    4 days ago4 days ago
  • Short-term rental overhaul passes on third try at City Council

    7 days ago
  • A strong advocate of shared costs with the city, Executive Library Director Yolande Wilburn to step down

    3 weeks ago3 weeks ago
  • Late-arriving property taxes lower city budget deficit estimate

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Ninth Congressional race draws full turnout at Evanston candidates forum

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • One that got away — Barnes and Noble experiencing comeback in other places

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Evanston’s panhandling ordinance moves a step closer to being repealed

    1 month ago
  • Last call for Peet’s, a coffee shop which became a ‘third place’ for many downtown

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Evanston not quite ready to reopen the door for ‘vacation rentals’

    1 month ago
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Peet’s Coffee closed Friday, Jan. 30 after a nearly 25-year run in Evanston, a victim of company “restructuring.”
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Last call for Peet’s, a coffee shop which became a ‘third place’ for many downtown

Bob1 month ago1 month ago04 mins

Both the city and customers sought a deeper explanation from the parent company By Bob Seidenberg Peet’s was the first…

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Latino employees hit ‘slander campaign’ in city hiring

Bob1 year ago04 mins

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

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Third Ward Council member Melissa Wynne announces she will not seek re-election next year

Bob2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Third Ward City Council member Melissa Wynne, the senior member of the council, announced in her ward…

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A long and winding path: City Council sticks with original plan for Dog Beach accessibility

Bob2 years ago2 years ago17 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members decided Monday to stick with the original design put forward by staff to…

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Video gambling proposal heading to City Council

Bob2 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg A proposal that would allow local businesses to obtain video gambling terminals is heading to the full…

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Public works employees call on city to honor contract rights, address staffing levels

Bob2 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Members of the union that represents Evanston’s public works employees are expected to meet with city officials…

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Evanston Chabad rabbi says released hostage Judith Raanan had hope going for her in her release

Bob2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Tannenbaum Chabad Rabbi Dov Hillel KIein recalled saying two weeks ago if any of the hostages…

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‘It’s hard to replace 100-year-old trees’: Golf Course neighbors upset at chopping down of trees

Bob3 years ago2 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Some neighbors of Canal Shores Golf Course, upset to see three old trees on the course get…

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Alabama firm buys a chunk of Church St. Plaza

Bob3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Proximity to transit, solid household demographics and a strong Northwestern University student and faculty base located nearby…

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