By Bob Seidenberg The book titled The God of Good Looks, a romance novel set in Trinidad and featuring a makeup artist, would seem to have all the attributes to move fast off the shelves of the Evanston Public Library. EPL Collection Development and Materials Manager Betsy Bird listed some of its credentials on a…
By Bob Seidenberg Maximizing public access to Lighthouse Beach and the surrounding areas, adherence to the lakefront master plan, some commercialization in the area – but with limits. These were some of the issues council members took away from the responses to a Request for Expressions of Interest (REI) proposal the city received from groups interested…
Thomas Suffredin/Ward 6 Newsletter: There are several real estate items on the agenda for tonight’s meeting: A discussion item related to Harley Clarke A discussion item related to the relocation of the Civic Center and Police/Fire Headquarters A request by staff to authorize the execution of a contract for a lease at 909 Davis Street…
Evanston Fire Department News Release: On Monday, January 22, at approximately 9:45 a.m., Evanston Firefighters responded to reports of a basement fire in a single-family residence at 1143 Florence Ave. First-arriving companies reached the scene within minutes, encountering billowing black smoke and heavy fire conditions at the rear of the structure. The response was quickly…
Local memorial service set for May 4 at Evanston Golf Course Funeral services will be held March 2 in Naples, Florida, for Donald Joseph Wirth, 86, a former Evanston parks/forestry and recreation director who guided the department for nearly a quarter of a century. Donald WIrth, 1937-2023. Credit:Beachwood Society Cremation Services During his tenure from 1971…
Two Evanston buildings with long histories and passionate followings are scheduled to return to the spotlight on Monday, when Evanston City Council members are slated to discuss the next steps for the Civic Center and the Harley Clarke mansion, sites long in the public eye. Plans for the Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., and…
By Bob Seidenberg Yolande Wilburn, the new executive director of the Evanston Public Library system, has spent much her career managing library systems up and down the state of California. But her path to Evanston’s top job started much closer to home. “At the Chicago Public Library, when it was in [what is now] the…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston officials are exploring moving city offices from the Morton Civic Center to a downtown site while they consider their next options for the building. Officials confirmed this week that they have engaged the commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle to facilitate lease negotiations for office space in downtown Evanston. Officials…
City to seek more feedback from local health care providers By Bob Seidenberg A proposal to set an Evanston minimum wage won’t be acted upon until at least next month, as multiple City Council members reported Dec. 11 that large health care employers in their wards are raising concerns. Council Member Devon Reid (8th Ward)…
By Bob Seidenberg Independence Park is located a few blocks west of Green Bay Road, in the heart of the Central Street neighborhood. It is perhaps the city’s only park that runs right up to the edge of a major shopping district. It has also been 26 years since the 1.4 acre park has seen…
