Council members to receive executive assistant help for their work in 2023
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members, whose jobs are part time under the city’s Council/Manager form of government, have…
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Council approves fee hike for group which manages city’s growing affordable housing waitlist
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council approved an increase in the fee a Libertyville-based firm receives to manage the city’s…
Evanston TIFs will likely see increased activity in 2023
By Bob Seidenberg How are Evanston’s Tax Increment Financing Districts faring? There was no definitive answer yet as Evanston officials said…
A lot of pieces in play in 5th Ward school plan
By Bob Seidenberg Add Evanston Public Library to the list of groups with an interest in the plans for a…
Proposal to add to group that forwards public discussion items is defeated
By Bob Seidenberg A City Council member’s proposal to expand the size of the city’s Referrals Committee, giving the group…
EDC supports funding for two businesses with big plans
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com One is a popular ice cream store and small grocery on the corner across from Evanston…
Residents play an important role in Evanston’s new direction on rat control
By Bob Seidenberg Many may associate rats with mid-summer or even deep winter, spotting one hot-trotting across an alley after…
Candidates for Evanston’s 2nd and 9th Ward City Council seats will face off in an April election
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s special election to fill City Council seats in the city’s 2nd and 9th Wards will take…
Council weighs which way to go on pension funding issue
Fire Pension Board member Jack Mortell’s research shines light on tax supposed to go for pensions By Bob Seidenberg Evanston…
