Council wrestles with homelessness, including Howard St. encampment
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members have delayed until May consideration of a plan to aid the city’s unhoused…
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Council OKs $180,000 to buy electric leaf blowers for landscapers
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council on Monday approved a plan to make a bulk purchase of electric leaf blowers,…
Police/Fire Headquarters rates as city’s top need: Alderperson Suffredin
Thomas Suffredin/Ward 6 Newsletter: There are several real estate items on the agenda for tonight’s meeting: A discussion item related…
Beekeeper’s beehives can stay but farther away from neighbor’s pool: Report
By Bob Seidenberg/rseiden914@gmail.com Northwest Evanston resident Mary Nisi need not remove her beehives, but they should be set farther back…
Less-than-inflation property tax increases could work against the city: Finance chair
By Bob Seidenberg Property tax increases are never popular, but past City Council decisions to keep the taxes flat or…
Residents, Council members split on direction of budget
By Bob Seidenberg Speakers at Monday night‘s Truth in Taxation hearing on the city’s proposed 2024 budget urged Evanston City…
Budget officials warn city’s costs are set to surge $20 million in 2024
By Bob Seidenberg The Evanston City Council awarded employee groups with substantial pay increases this year, taking into account the…
Evanston police investigate fatal Central Street accident
Evanston police are investigating a fatal traffic accident Aug. 15 in which a pedestrian was struck by a car Aug….
City orders study to rid tap water of ‘forever chemicals’
By Bob Seidenberg A unanimous City Council voted July 24 to order a study of how to remove potentially harmful…
Top library job receiving strong interest
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston Public Library trustees’ search for a new executive library director is fanning plenty of interest,…