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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  • Evanston’s panhandling ordinance moves a step closer to being repealed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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Economic panel recommends $500k in ARPA funds for Independence Park renovation but wants staff to ‘sharpen their pencils,” bringing some costs down

Bob2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Independence Park is located a few blocks west of Green Bay Road, in the heart of the…

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A beaver is spotted at Northwestern’s lagoon

Bob2 years ago2 years ago06 mins

Update: After the RoundTable posted the story below about a beaver sighting at Northwestern University’s lagoon on Nov. 12, another…

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Council douses Reid’s call for fire service fee for certain non-taxpaying entities – like Northwestern

Bob2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members have applied the brakes for now on a proposal that would require large…

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Beekeeper’s beehives can stay but farther away from neighbor’s pool: Report

Bob2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

By Bob Seidenberg/rseiden914@gmail.com Northwest Evanston resident Mary Nisi need not remove her beehives, but they should be set farther back…

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Neighbors group files lawsuit, alleging ‘backroom deal’ in city‘s approval of Ryan Field rezoning

Bob2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

News Release Residents of Evanston and Wilmette join the Most Livable City Association in lawsuit against the City of Evanston’s…

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Less-than-inflation property tax increases could work against the city: Finance chair

Bob2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Property tax increases are never popular, but past City Council decisions to keep the taxes flat or…

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Aetna Better Health of Illinois establishes growing partnership with Evanston’s Connections for the Homeless 

Bob2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

  DOWNERS GROVE, Ill., Nov. 16, 2023 —Aetna Better Health of Illinois, a CVS Health  company, announced a collaboration with…

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Most Livable City Association: 10 questions about Northwestern’s deal with the City of Evanston

Bob2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

 The Most Livable City Association (MLCA), a non-profit focused on quality of life for all communities in and around Evanston…

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Evanston City Council members may soon receive full-time help

Bob2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members are technically part-time positions under the city’s council-manager form of government, but starting…

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DeCarlo speaks in favor of Council’s pause on NU’s stadium request

Bob2 years ago2 years ago01 mins

By Bob Seidenberg David  DeCarlo, president of the Most Livable City Association, released a statement in support of the City…

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