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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  • Evanston’s panhandling ordinance moves a step closer to being repealed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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Council members press case for wider Council participation in committee that helps set public discussion items

Bob3 years ago3 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston City Council members appeared open to a system that would rotate membership on the committee…

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New parking study calls on Council to to consider higher meter rates

Bob3 years ago3 years ago010 mins

By Bob Seidenberg A new study of Evanston’s parking system recommends that officials consider raising their $2 per hour off-street…

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Agency promotes waiting list as best vehicle for residents seeking affordable rental units

Bob3 years ago3 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Twenty years ago Joy Grizzard moved to Evanston,hoping to get a better education for her kids. She…

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Evanston officials teed off at latest try for golf course easement

Bob3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members have registered an objection to a Wilmette landowner’s latest attempt to seek an easement…

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Lawsuit filed by city’s former Community Services manager Kevin Brown alleges firing in 2019 was discriminatory and retaliatory after he raised ‘white privilege’ concern

Bob3 years ago3 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Kevin Brown, the city’s popular Community Services Manager whose termination on November 15, 2019, sparked a wide…

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Evanston turns to an outside clean team to tidy up notably ‘dirtier” business districts

Bob3 years ago3 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members approved Sept. 12 an allocation of $508,000 in federal Covid recovery funds to…

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Evanston City Council votes to appoint Harris to fill 2nd Ward seat

Bob3 years ago3 years ago02 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Kristian “Krissie” Harris’s long resume of community involvement will now add “Alderperson” to her accomplishments, with Evanston…

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Three finalists for Evanston’s top police job present different roads to change

Bob3 years ago3 years ago012 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Migdalia Bulnes currently serves as a Deputy Chief for the Chicago Police Department, and has logged 24…

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Public safety question stokes strong responses from candidates running to fill 2nd Ward Council seat

Bob3 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Public safety and addressing understaffing in the Police Department were identified as top concerns by a number…

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Lightning system upgrade adds a new level of protection

Bob4 years ago03 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Lightning strikes are not infrequent along Evanston’s lakefront. Something about the confluence of sail boats with metal…

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