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  • A strong advocate of shared costs with the city, Executive Library Director Yolande Wilburn to step down

    2 weeks ago2 weeks ago
  • Late-arriving property taxes lower city budget deficit estimate

    3 weeks ago3 weeks ago
  • Ninth Congressional race draws full turnout at Evanston candidates forum

    4 weeks ago3 weeks ago
  • One that got away — Barnes and Noble experiencing comeback in other places

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • Evanston’s panhandling ordinance moves a step closer to being repealed

    4 weeks ago
  • Last call for Peet’s, a coffee shop which became a ‘third place’ for many downtown

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • Evanston not quite ready to reopen the door for ‘vacation rentals’

    1 month ago
  • Committee backs pilot incubator-pop-up program to activate downtown’s vacant spaces

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Council members vote 5-4 to adopt comprehensive plan which stirred strong controversy

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • In 6-2 vote,  Preservation Commission agrees to demolition of structure linked back to famed architect Daniel Burnham

    1 month ago1 month ago

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Converting office space to residential? Evanston officials mull moving in that direction with downtown office vacancies at an all-time high

Bob2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston’s downtown office space vacancy has hit its highest mark since the financial crisis of 2009/2010….

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John ‘Jake’ Allen Bleveans, former council member, has died at age 85

Bob2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

Alderman played a leading role in adoption of city’s first Indoor Clean Air ordinance in 1988 By Bob Seidenberg John…

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Fire pension official criticizes city for moving money to general fund

Bob2 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s finance and budget committee closed an open wound when they voted to completely…

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Council members prefer to increase revenue, but reach no consensus on how

Bob2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg With $43.1 million in federal COVID recovery funds at the start of their terms, Evanston City Council…

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‘A rough couple of years’ for Main Street businesses

Bob2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Everything feels lush and green. A warm blanket of foliage surrounds you on entering Louise Rosenberg’s plant…

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Tenants in Wesley apartments forced to vacate early

Bob2 years ago2 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Tenants were relocated from 2018 Wesley Ave., one of the Wesley buildings the city has determined needs…

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Video gambling proposal heading to City Council

Bob2 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg A proposal that would allow local businesses to obtain video gambling terminals is heading to the full…

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Public works employees call on city to honor contract rights, address staffing levels

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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

Bob2 years ago2 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg and Mary Gavin Evanston Economic Development Committee members backed allocating some of the city’s remaining federal pandemic…

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Library’s new plan aims to create a welcoming space for patrons

Bob2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Yolande Wilburn, the Evanston Public Library’s new executive director, told library trustees that one question came up…

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