By Bob Seidenberg Northwestern University will not be resuming classes on campus this spring, but will rather continue remote instruction, the school’s top officials have said in a letter to members of the university community. Northwestern President Morton Schapiro, Professor Kathleen Hagerty, the Interim Provost and Professor, and Julie Payne-Kirchmeier, Vice President for Student Affairs,…
By Bob Seidenberg Three sprinkler heads kept a fire in check March 7 until crews arrived at the Park Evanston high rise in downtown Evanston, allowing them to quickly put the fire out, an Evanston Fire Department spokesperson said March 7.. Evanston Fire Dept. Deputy Chief Paul Polep said the department received a call about…
By Bob Seidenberg A citizens group has raised criticism of an aldermanic committee’s recommendation not to include an outside group in evaluating the proposals that have come in for the re-use of the City’s long-shuttered Harley Clarke property. Jennifer Shadur, president of Friends of Harley Clarke, a citizens group which played an instrumental role in…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston officials have rated the risk of the coronavirus to residents as low at this juncture, with no local cases reported thus far. But if there is a wide expansion of the virus, “it will disrupt the schools, lead to “cancellation of gatherings,” and has the potential “to overwhelm our public health…
By Bob Seidenberg Teaming with landscape design experts, city officials successfully rebuilt a bird sanctuary habitat off of Clark Beach in 2015 after the fragile two acre site had been largely wiped away during construction of Northwestern University’s Visitor Center, located just north. Volunteers joined in, weeding out the buckthorn and other invasive plants which…
City exploring federal funds to repair lakefront damage By Bob Seidenberg City officials are considering contracting with a firm to assess the infrastructure damage caused by storms and high wave action this past winter, in a first step in what could involve major costs to stabilize that area. At the Feb. 10 City Council meeting,…
By Bob Seidenberg A dedicated group of volunteers has worked for years under cramped conditions at the City’s Animal Shelter, but that might change under a grant that could bring a new facility. City Engineer Lara Biggs informed members of the City Council’s Human Services Committee at their Feb. 3 meeting of the City’s interest…
By Bob Seidenberg Citizen groups are trading blame on who is responsible in the wake of Beacon Academy’s withdrawal of a $500,000 gift and its participation in the Robert Crown Community Center project. In an Aug. 5 letter to the City, Patty Abrams, chair of the Beacon Academy Board, a Montessori high school…
By Bob Seidenberg In Crystal Lake, the Dole Mansion, described as a “Civil War era architectural masterpiece”, appeared to be heading for demolition in 2002 when neighbors got wind that a developer wanted to knock down the mansion and annex. Community members banded together in a major fundraising effort called the “Lakeside Legacy Project,” raising…
