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  • Library trustees begin to set course for a new director

    1 day ago1 day ago
  • Library Board President Fulce proposes trustees skip a search for an interim director, preserving resources for the permanent post

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • City Council sets 90-day window for an agreement with the Library to resolve differences

    4 weeks ago
  • Library officials have a firm in mind  to conduct a search for an interim Executive Director

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • With Kat making a strong run, Biss appears to be the unofficial winner of the 9th District Congressional District Democratic primary

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Applications now open for Sustain Evanston program

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • Hotly-contested 9th Congressional District Democratic primary heads to voters

    1 month ago
  • Community members invited to vote on new dog park

    1 month ago
  • The man who would be mayor: Longtime leader Donald Borah dies at 85

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • ‘Reconciliation’ needed after Executive Library Director’s early departure from the position, suggests one member

    1 month ago1 month ago

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District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton named to lead Georgia school district

Bob3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Dr. Devon Horton, District 65’s superintendent and a key figure in the district’s historic push to…

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Gift from first responders group could truly be life saving

Bob3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

Evanston Fire Department release: The Evanston Fire Department has received a generous donation from the Evanston First Responders Foundation (EFRF),…

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Proposed new map
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Committee’s draft redistricting map shrinks population differences between wards

Bob3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s Redistricting Committee have released a map proposing the first new political boundaries for…

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Farmers Market move to Fountain Square not feasible and could end up ‘killing the market’: Friends of Farmers Market president 

Bob3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

Group to meet with the mayor, city officials next week over their concerns By Bob Seidenberg Members of the Friends…

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Unofficial results show Harris and Geracaris solid winners to retain their Council seats in the city’s 2nd and 9th wards

Bob3 years ago3 years ago01 mins

By Bob Seidenberg With all precincts now reporting, unofficial results from the Cook County Clerk’s office, show Kristian “Krissie” Harris…

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Northwestern stadium project crosses ward lines to become an election issue

Bob3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston voters will go to the polls Tuesday to fill two City Council seats, in a rare…

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Sarah Flax
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Flax named City of Evanston’s community development director

Bob3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

City of Evanston press release: After an external application process and several rounds of interviews, City Manager Luke Stowe announced…

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Evanston mayor is just one of many making endorsements heading into next Tuesday’s election

Bob3 years ago3 years ago08 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Mayor Daniel Biss made known early his endorsements off candidates running in a special election April 4…

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More than attracting businesses is needed to invigorate city’s business districts

Bob3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston officials have released a draft of consultants’ findings in a much-anticipated report, Evanston Thrives, that lays…

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Finance committee members split over how to pay for city’s capital projects

Bob3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg The city’s Finance and Budget Committee wants to pay for $17.7 million in capital improvement projects by…

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Evanston has conducted more than 100 bike tallies at 33 locations and gathered community input to revise the city’s 2014 Bike Plan.
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Reported by @BethkeTia https://t.co/sEpQSMKIe2

— The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) April 10, 2026

Park lighting is getting an upgrade! Over the next few months, LED fixtures will replace older lights at lakefront parks (Lee-Greenwood) plus Lovelace, Eggleston, Perry, Mason & Smith Parks. Parks & paths remain open. Learn more: https://t.co/TCwWPw3UtV. pic.twitter.com/4ILYyLQkqk

— City of Evanston (@CityofEvanston) March 23, 2026