By Bob Seidenberg Bill Logan Jr, Evanston’s first Black police chief and a hometown hero to generations of Evanston residents, has passed away, his family announced this morning. Chief Logan died Sunday, son Gilo Logan reported on Facebook this morning. “We are devastated. We know many of you are too,” he wrote. “We have learned…
Council member challenges decision not to reappoint commissioner to city’s Land Use Commission By Bob Seidenberg Mayor Daniel Biss’ decision not to reappoint a commissioner praised for her expertise to the city’s Land Use Commission sparked debate at the July 8 City Council meeting, with one council member urging Biss to reconsider. At the meeting,…
All lines repaired by early morning Thursday, ending service outage By Bob Seidenberg A contractor inadvertently severed fiber optic data lines at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and Leon Place early Monday, taking a wide range of city sites offline for several days. All city fiber optic lines had been repaired as of about 1:30 a.m….
One commissioner ‘horrified’ at potential ‘million-dollar ramp’ cost; Issue returns to the Council July 8 By Bob Seidenberg Evanston city staff, working with a consultant, have produced a “beautiful’ design to create access for wheelchair users at the city’s Dog Beach, members of the Preservation Commission told officials at a meeting Tuesday. But the project…
Community member credited with saving three others on day the beaches were closed for swimming The Evanston Fire Department responded to a distress call from Lighthouse Beach today at approximately 4 p.m. Four swimmers were struggling in the water. Prior to the arrival of the Evanston Fire Department, one adult female and two teenage females…
Council passes ordinance Monday directing Cook County Clerk’s office to implement the new system By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members voted 8-1 Monday in support of an ordinance, declaring the city’s intention to establish a new Ranked-Choice voting to elect certain city offices in the April 2025 election despite insistence from the Cook County…
By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s Climate Action Resilience Plan task force don’t believe environmental concerns should be limited to one area of the new Comprehensive General Plan — a preliminary draft of which is to due to go to the council in a few weeks. Instead “of having the environment as just a…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members on Tuesday held off approving a plan that calls for a $500,000 allocation to address some issues around an encampment that has formed near the Howard Street viaduct, with some maintaining a more fully fledged plan is needed. Council members did support a proposal by Council Member Devon…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston’s downtown office space vacancy has hit its highest mark since the financial crisis of 2009/2010. The city might want to look at converting office space to residential as a strategy to fill the unused space, Paul Zalmezak, the city’s economic development manager, said in a presentation to the Economic Development…
