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  • Library trustees begin to set course for a new director

    16 hours ago16 hours ago
  • Library Board President Fulce proposes trustees skip a search for an interim director, preserving resources for the permanent post

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • City Council sets 90-day window for an agreement with the Library to resolve differences

    3 weeks ago
  • Library officials have a firm in mind  to conduct a search for an interim Executive Director

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • With Kat making a strong run, Biss appears to be the unofficial winner of the 9th District Congressional District Democratic primary

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Applications now open for Sustain Evanston program

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Hotly-contested 9th Congressional District Democratic primary heads to voters

    1 month ago
  • Community members invited to vote on new dog park

    1 month ago
  • The man who would be mayor: Longtime leader Donald Borah dies at 85

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • ‘Reconciliation’ needed after Executive Library Director’s early departure from the position, suggests one member

    1 month ago1 month ago

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Lenice Levy, owner of the Good to Go restaurant at 711 Howard St., responds to questions from members of the city’s Economic Development Committee April 23.
  • City News
  • Evanston RoundTable

Committee reluctant to back restaurant’s request for assistance after fire

Bob12 months ago08 mins

Economic Development Committee cited precedent and the past loan payment history of Good To Go Jamaican Cuisine By Bob Seidenberg…

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Evanston Public Library’s main branch at 1703 Orrington Ave.
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Library board hires consultant to study financial future

Bob12 months ago05 mins

Meristem Advisors, the chosen consultant, will review the value of services that EPL receives from the city   By Bob…

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At a 2015 ceremony, then-Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and former Mayor James “Jay” Lytle study a plaque designating the council chambers in Lytle’s name.
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Council approves honorary street sign for former mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl

Bob1 year ago12 months ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Eight years out of office, Elizabeth Tisdahl, the only one of the city’s mayors to also have…

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Evanston Budget Manager Clayton Black warned Tuesday that uncertainty around federal funding that the city relies on presents “a grave concern.”
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City budget manager: Federal funding threats ‘a grave concern’

Bob1 year ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston has not experienced the same shock of an impending loss of federal funds as Northwestern University, but…

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Have Dreams student Caleb Jensen, an intern at the Thermal Laminating Corporation, fits a laminating roller into place.
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Evanston nonprofit connects people with autism to jobs

Bob1 year ago1 year ago012 mins

But the program is running short on participating employers and hoping Evanston businesses will step up By Bob Seidenberg Henry…

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A city committee will take more time to decide what to do about a homeowner’s leaning elm.
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Committee wants guidelines in place before ruling on homeowner’s request to remove leaning elm

Bob1 year ago1 year ago07 mins

‘I feel like I’ve done my part in planting other trees, and this is one I’m not comfortable where it…

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Shawn Iles, newly-elected Third Ward Council member.
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  • Election notes

A big assist from the ward’s ‘soccer moms’ helped push Shawn Iles over the top in a tight 3d ward race

Bob1 year ago12 months ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Shawn Iles brought experience from a number of past roles to his campaign to succeed Melissa Wynne…

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Mayor Daniel Biss makes the rounds at his victory party at Bluestone on Tuesday following his reelection.
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Two ways to view Mayor Daniel Biss’s victory margin

Bob1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Considering the late start mayoral challenger Jeff Boarini got and his lack of name recognition at the…

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Matt Rodgers
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‘Old-fashioned politicking’ proves formula of success for Matt Rodgers in 8th ward victory over incumbent

Bob1 year ago1 year ago02 mins

By Bob Seidenberg/rseiden914@gmail.com “A lot of good old-fashioned politicking,” proved the key for Matt Rodgers, the one candidate in Evanston’s…

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Parielle Davis, joined by her father Alan Johnson on Election, looks like she’s won her bid for a seat on the Evanston City Council.
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  • Evanston Election 2025

Mayor Daniel Biss, City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza, and five incumbents register strong wins for council seats

Bob1 year ago1 year ago01 mins

They’ll be joined by three newcomers, including Parielle Davis, one of the leaders of  the fight against Northwestern’s bid to…

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Evanston has conducted more than 100 bike tallies at 33 locations and gathered community input to revise the city’s 2014 Bike Plan.
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Reported by @BethkeTia https://t.co/sEpQSMKIe2

— The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) April 10, 2026

Park lighting is getting an upgrade! Over the next few months, LED fixtures will replace older lights at lakefront parks (Lee-Greenwood) plus Lovelace, Eggleston, Perry, Mason & Smith Parks. Parks & paths remain open. Learn more: https://t.co/TCwWPw3UtV. pic.twitter.com/4ILYyLQkqk

— City of Evanston (@CityofEvanston) March 23, 2026