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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  • Evanston’s panhandling ordinance moves a step closer to being repealed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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A lot of pieces in play in 5th Ward school plan

Bob3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Add Evanston Public Library to the list of groups with an interest in the plans for a…

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Proposal to add to group that forwards public discussion items is defeated

Bob3 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg A City Council member’s proposal to expand the size of the city’s Referrals Committee, giving the group…

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EDC supports funding for two businesses with big plans

Bob3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com One is a popular ice cream store and small grocery on the corner across from Evanston…

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Residents play an important role in Evanston’s new direction on rat control

Bob3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Many may associate rats with mid-summer or even deep winter, spotting one hot-trotting across an alley after…

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Candidates for Evanston’s 2nd and 9th Ward City Council seats will face off in an April election

Bob3 years ago3 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s special election to fill City Council seats in the city’s 2nd and 9th Wards will take…

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Council weighs which way to go on pension funding issue

Bob3 years ago06 mins

Fire Pension Board member Jack Mortell’s research shines light on tax supposed to go for pensions By Bob Seidenberg Evanston…

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Creating a new ward map for the city a real balancing act

Bob3 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Wards 8 and 9 sit next to each other on the southern edge of the city. Ward…

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First candidates file petitions for special 2nd and 9th Ward election in 2023

Bob3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Four candidates filed petition signatures today, declaring their interest to run in a rare special election…

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Evanston Public Library statement acknowledges land’s indigenous history

Bob3 years ago05 mins

Evanston Public Library statement acknowledges land’s indigenous history Statements should be a start for further work with the Indigenous community:…

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Changes to city’s public nudity ordinance would drop clause related to women going topless, making it gender-neutral

Bob3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Advised to quit “policing parts of the body,” members of the city’s Human Services Committee moved forward…

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