Staff proposes bulk purchase to help local landscapers afford electric leaf blowers cost
By Bob Seidenberg Local landscapers maintained that cost was a major barrier transitioning to electric-powered leaf blowers after a city…
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Council approves brokerage contract on Civic Center move – this time in public
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members reapproved a contract Monday for a real estate firm to broker a move…
Evanston firefighters union pays tribute to historic 1974 walkout ‘Their story will not be forgotten’
By Bob Seidenberg One by one, the fire companies at Evanston’s five stations took turns notifying radio dispatch they were…
Council rejects temporary halt to gas leaf blower ban
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members voted against suspending enforcement of a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers Monday, a…
Council committee working to clear the way for video gambling
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com A city committee began filling in the blank spaces in an ordinance that would permit video…
Committee backs tax deal to keep VW dealer in Evanston for 10 years
City’s economic development manager challenges Skokie assertion that it wasn’t trying to recruit the business By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Members…
Illinois Attorney General’s office finds city in violation of Open Meetings Act in civic center project
By Bob Seidenberg The state attorney general’s office has ruled that the Evanston City Council violated the Open Meetings Act…
Proposal to temporarily halt ban on gas-powered leaf blowers moves to the Council
‘No tiny yard is worth the cost,’ maintains one environmentalist By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Human Services Committee members Monday night…
Local landscapers hot about leaf blowing changes, call for moratorium
By Bob Seidenberg City Council committee voted Monday to direct staff to draw up a resolution that would temporarily lift…
New statement shines light on landscape around Harley Clarke
By Bob Seidenberg The grounds around the city-owned Harley Clarke mansion at 2603 Sheridan Road, given scant attention in the…