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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  • Evanston’s panhandling ordinance moves a step closer to being repealed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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City is truly electrifying, recently adding 12 electric vehicles to its fleet

Bob2 years ago2 years ago02 mins

The City of Evanston is proud to announce a significant step towards achieving its Climate Action & Resilience Plan (CARP)…

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Officials stress affordability of 60-unit building planned for South Boulevard; Residents ask about traffic, parking and crime

Bob2 years ago2 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg City and development officials highlighted the affordable housing features of a five-story, 60-unit, mixed-income apartment building planned…

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‘It’s hard to replace 100-year-old trees’: Golf Course neighbors upset at chopping down of trees

Bob2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Some neighbors of Canal Shores Golf Course, upset to see three old trees on the course get…

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Two council members vote no to visitors bureau funding

Bob2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Two senior City Council members took strong issue with the head of a group that markets the…

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A neighbor’s bees are bugging an Evanston resident, so city seeks insect expert opinion

Bob2 years ago2 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Northwest Evanston resident Nina Paleologos said she has barely used her yard or pool – which sit…

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Judge grants city’s motion to drop lawsuit against contractor for faulty Fountain Square work

Bob3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

Close to $240,000 in attorney’s fees spent on the case By Bob SeidenbergA Cook County Circuit Court judge granted the…

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Reid’s $1.75 million plan to aid homeless goes to the Council

Bob3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The city’s Human Services Committee backed a City Council member’s request of $1.75 million from the General Fund to bring…

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Council member’s leftover campaign funds will beautify Levy Center grounds

Bob3 years ago3 years ago04 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Former Eighth Ward Council Member Ann Rainey and her campaign team found a novel – and very…

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Evanston police investigate fatal Central Street accident

Bob3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Evanston police are investigating a fatal traffic accident Aug. 15 in which a pedestrian was struck by a car Aug….

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Downtown Evanston has a new Executive Director

Bob3 years ago3 years ago22 mins

Evanston, IL – The Executive Board of the Downtown Evanston SSA is pleased to welcome Andy Vick as our new…

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