Public works employees call on city to honor contract rights, address staffing levels
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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Committee backs ARPA funding for key business initiatives
By Bob Seidenberg and Mary Gavin Evanston Economic Development Committee members backed allocating some of the city’s remaining federal pandemic…
Library’s new plan aims to create a welcoming space for patrons
By Bob Seidenberg Yolande Wilburn, the Evanston Public Library’s new executive director, told library trustees that one question came up…
Preservation board raises concerns about Noyes center renovation
$22 million cost estimate spurs discussion By Bob Seidenberg Some Evanston Preservation Commission members raised concerns at a recent meeting…
Finance & Budget Committee members question ARPA administrative costs, projects ‘at risk” of moving forward
By Bob Seidenberg At a meeting this week, some members of the city’s Finance and Budget Committee raised concerns about…
City Council split on migrant housing shelter plan
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members took a step back Monday on a proposed plan to convert a vacant…
Not just another day at the beach
Lee Street Beach proved popular spot to view Monday’s eclipse By Bob Seidenberg It’s still too early in the year…
Envision Evanston 2045 off to a fast start
By Bob Seidenberg The Envision Evanston 2045 process is off to a fast start, garnering more than 900 responses from…
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…
Purchase of $2.3 million new fire truck receives Council backing
Reserve truck facing major repairs has ‘put us in a bad place,’ says fire chief By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Fire…