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  • Owner of popular dog care business feels spurned by city’s ‘dismissive’ attitude to her funding request

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  • Early retirement, voluntary separation likely off the table, but plenty of taxes and fees are not for city’s 2027 budget

    2 days ago
  • Committee eyes a lower fee structure for the city’s outdoor cafes

    3 weeks ago3 weeks ago
  • City’s 2027 budget may include an early retirement plan to cut costs

    1 month ago
  • Mendoza to make run for mayor’s seat, bidding to become first Latina to hold that office

    2 months ago2 months ago
  • City calls for service hit 1,900 mark after storm

    2 months ago2 months ago
  • ‘We do not have a well-run city,’ says former Alderperson Ann Rainey, explaining why she decided to enter the mayor’s race

    2 months ago
  • Severe storm brings street flooding, suspension of Purple Line service

    2 months ago
  • City officials warn free parking could lead to higher property taxes

    2 months ago2 months ago
  • State audit tracks city’s use of Motor Fuel Tax funds

    2 months ago
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Mitchell Museum exhibit turns light on violence against Native women

Bob4 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Native women face murder rates more than 10 times the national average, yet often their perpetrators are…

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Jong Ho Yun, owner of Clothes Pin Laundromat at 729-39 Howard St.
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City banking on $950k laundromat purchase to bring more affordable housing to Howard Street area

Bob4 years ago4 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston will invest a good chunk of change – $950,000 worth – in a Howard Street laundromat…

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A lot of pieces in play in 5th Ward school plan

Bob4 years ago4 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Add Evanston Public Library to the list of groups with an interest in the plans for a…

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Proposal to add to group that forwards public discussion items is defeated

Bob4 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg A City Council member’s proposal to expand the size of the city’s Referrals Committee, giving the group…

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EDC supports funding for two businesses with big plans

Bob4 years ago4 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com One is a popular ice cream store and small grocery on the corner across from Evanston…

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Creating a new ward map for the city a real balancing act

Bob4 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Wards 8 and 9 sit next to each other on the southern edge of the city. Ward…

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First candidates file petitions for special 2nd and 9th Ward election in 2023

Bob4 years ago4 years ago02 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Four candidates filed petition signatures today, declaring their interest to run in a rare special election…

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Evanston Public Library statement acknowledges land’s indigenous history

Bob4 years ago05 mins

Evanston Public Library statement acknowledges land’s indigenous history Statements should be a start for further work with the Indigenous community:…

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Changes to city’s public nudity ordinance would drop clause related to women going topless, making it gender-neutral

Bob4 years ago4 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Advised to quit “policing parts of the body,” members of the city’s Human Services Committee moved forward…

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AMC announces Evanston movie theaters to open Nov. 9

Bob4 years ago4 years ago02 mins

The long wait for Evanston’s downtown movie theaters to open is over. AMC Theatres announced in an email yesterday that…

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Here in Evanston: Building change https://t.co/7vlyb4hZim

— evanstonscribe (@evanstonscribe) September 1, 2026

Here in Evanston: Storm warning or sunny promise? https://t.co/FDm4IriG4U

— evanstonscribe (@evanstonscribe) August 18, 2026

After losing nearly its entire roster, Northwestern men’s basketball is counting on eight transfers, three freshmen and a handful of returners to turn things around.
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Reported by @charlie_perlman https://t.co/0iTfVh1DEC

— The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) August 18, 2026

Here in Evanston: As new Foster School gets ready to open, a mosaic, memories and a message https://t.co/KLRjWAvm2m

— evanstonscribe (@evanstonscribe) August 4, 2026

Students from Evanston Township High School move house built as part of course https://t.co/IxBvtcJToW

— IL School Network (@ILSchoolNet) August 3, 2026

AMC Evanston 12 will temporarily close from Monday until early 2027 for renovations. Plans include downsizing by five screens and installing “spacious reclining seating,” according to a Tuesday news release from the company.
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Reported by @jdowb2005 https://t.co/YGHWpCYgTE

— The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) July 15, 2026

Here in Evanston: District 65 needs a good finance and education plan. Here’s one https://t.co/WKxQulcHvO

— Evanston RoundTable (@EvRoundTable) June 8, 2026
New Northwestern president:

Mung Chiang has been named the 18th president of Northwestern University.

Chiang is a renowned researcher, educator, national science advisor and higher education leader. He is currently president of Purdue.

His appointment will begin on July 1. https://t.co/Ec6pBAlNYr pic.twitter.com/oKShYNETCd

— Northwestern (@NorthwesternU) May 18, 2026