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  • Committee eyes a lower fee structure for the city’s outdoor cafes

    3 days ago3 days ago
  • City’s 2027 budget may include an early retirement plan to cut costs

    3 weeks ago
  • Mendoza to make run for mayor’s seat, bidding to become first Latina to hold that office

    4 weeks ago4 weeks ago
  • City calls for service hit 1,900 mark after storm

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • ‘We do not have a well-run city,’ says former Alderperson Ann Rainey, explaining why she decided to enter the mayor’s race

    1 month ago
  • Severe storm brings street flooding, suspension of Purple Line service

    1 month ago
  • City officials warn free parking could lead to higher property taxes

    1 month ago1 month ago
  • State audit tracks city’s use of Motor Fuel Tax funds

    1 month ago
  • City’s budget director: Evanston’s deficit looms as reserves dwindle

    2 months ago
  • How the late detective Carlos Mitchem helped EPD combat street gangs

    2 months ago2 months ago

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Southeast Evanston residents on alert after recent carjackings

Bob5 years ago5 years ago09 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston police have made an arrest in one of the carjacking incidents which have been part of…

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Council may stick with 7 as number of votes to remove a city manager

Bob5 years ago5 years ago05 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Members of the Evanston City Council’s Rules Committee were deadlocked Oct. 18 on whether to lower the…

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City announces mandatory COVID testing policy

Bob5 years ago5 years ago02 mins

The City of Evanston just announced that it will implement a mandatory COVID vaccination policy for City staff effective November…

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Votes needed for City Manager removal may stay at 7

Bob5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

  By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members were split in their first real discussion of the votes needed to…

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Mission Drift: Council members seek clearer picture of Cradle to Career’s main mission

Bob5 years ago5 years ago06 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Cradle to Career, an agency created to address inequity in the community by pulling together resources…

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Police issue community alert over recent carjackings

Bob5 years ago03 mins

Two recent carjackings and an armed robbery in southeast Evanston have prompted the Evanston Police Department to issue an alert…

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Northwestern names new president

Bob5 years ago5 years ago01 mins

Rebecca M. Blank, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin’s flagship campus, has been named the next president of Northwestern…

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With eviction orders on the way, Evanston Council member presses for greater notice for Evanston tenants

Bob5 years ago5 years ago04 mins

Fifth Ward Alderperson Bobby Burns By Bob Seidenberg With the Illinois moratorium on evictions ended on Oct. 3, an Evanston…

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New Council members split over City Manager firing rule

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Lincoln Street Beach surfaces as possible dog park candidate

Bob5 years ago5 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Acknowledging the City was at a crossroads on the issue, Evanston officials turned to Council members at…

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Here in Evanston: Storm warning or sunny promise? https://t.co/FDm4IriG4U

— evanstonscribe (@evanstonscribe) August 18, 2026

After losing nearly its entire roster, Northwestern men’s basketball is counting on eight transfers, three freshmen and a handful of returners to turn things around.
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Reported by @charlie_perlman https://t.co/0iTfVh1DEC

— The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) August 18, 2026

Here in Evanston: As new Foster School gets ready to open, a mosaic, memories and a message https://t.co/KLRjWAvm2m

— evanstonscribe (@evanstonscribe) August 4, 2026

Students from Evanston Township High School move house built as part of course https://t.co/IxBvtcJToW

— IL School Network (@ILSchoolNet) August 3, 2026

AMC Evanston 12 will temporarily close from Monday until early 2027 for renovations. Plans include downsizing by five screens and installing “spacious reclining seating,” according to a Tuesday news release from the company.
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Reported by @jdowb2005 https://t.co/YGHWpCYgTE

— The Daily Northwestern (@thedailynu) July 15, 2026

Here in Evanston: District 65 needs a good finance and education plan. Here’s one https://t.co/WKxQulcHvO

— Evanston RoundTable (@EvRoundTable) June 8, 2026
New Northwestern president:

Mung Chiang has been named the 18th president of Northwestern University.

Chiang is a renowned researcher, educator, national science advisor and higher education leader. He is currently president of Purdue.

His appointment will begin on July 1. https://t.co/Ec6pBAlNYr pic.twitter.com/oKShYNETCd

— Northwestern (@NorthwesternU) May 18, 2026