October 17, 2025
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At a 2015 ceremony, then-Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and former Mayor James “Jay” Lytle study a plaque designating the council chambers in Lytle’s name.

Council approves honorary street sign for former mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl

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By Bob Seidenberg Eight years out of office, Elizabeth Tisdahl, the only one of the city’s mayors to also have school board service on her record, now has  a honorary street in her name. Council members unanimously approved at their April 14 meeting, designating a portion of Martha Lane at Simpson Street as “Elizabeth Tisdahl…

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Evanston Budget Manager Clayton Black warned Tuesday that uncertainty around federal funding that the city relies on presents “a grave concern.”

City budget manager: Federal funding threats ‘a grave concern’

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By Bob Seidenberg Evanston has not experienced the same shock of an impending loss of federal funds as Northwestern University, but city officials are keeping a watchful eye on their own situation as the next budget season grows closer. At the April 8 Finance and Budget Committee meeting, as members talked about new tools to tame a longstanding…

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Have Dreams student Caleb Jensen, an intern at the Thermal Laminating Corporation, fits a laminating roller into place.

Evanston nonprofit connects people with autism to jobs

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But the program is running short on participating employers and hoping Evanston businesses will step up By Bob Seidenberg Henry Testard has been on the job roughly a half hour at the Thermal Laminating Corporation at 2220 Greenwood Ave., carefully lining up cardboard pieces on a wood frame to make into the boxes used to stabilize…

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A city committee will take more time to decide what to do about a homeowner’s leaning elm.

Committee wants guidelines in place before ruling on homeowner’s request to remove leaning elm

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‘I feel like I’ve done my part in planting other trees, and this is one I’m not comfortable where it is,’ Kristina Pierce tells city committee By Bob Seidenberg/rseiden914@gmail.com A northwest Evanston homeowner will have to wait a little longer for a decision from the city on whether she can remove an elm tree from…

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Shawn Iles, newly-elected Third Ward Council member.

A big assist from the ward’s ‘soccer moms’ helped push Shawn Iles over the top in a tight 3d ward race

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By Bob Seidenberg Shawn Iles brought experience from a number of past roles to his campaign to succeed Melissa Wynne as the alderperson for the city’s Third Ward. Overnight Shelter Director for Interfaith Action of Evanston, former president of the Evanston Public Library Board, former president of the Evanston Rotary Club, coach in the AYSO…

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Mayor Daniel Biss makes the rounds at his victory party at Bluestone on Tuesday following his reelection.

Two ways to view Mayor Daniel Biss’s victory margin

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By Bob Seidenberg Considering the late start mayoral challenger Jeff Boarini got and his lack of name recognition at the start, how should Mayor Daniel Biss’s 62.4% to 37.59% percent victory over the challenger be viewed? Jeff Smith, a longtime observer of Evanston’s political scene, took a crack at that question in a podcast interview…

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Matt Rodgers

‘Old-fashioned politicking’ proves formula of success for Matt Rodgers in 8th ward victory over incumbent

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By Bob Seidenberg/rseiden914@gmail.com “A lot of good old-fashioned politicking,” proved the key for Matt Rodgers, the one candidate in Evanston’s municipal election field Tuesday to defeat an incumbent for a seat on the city council. Rodgers, the former chair of the city’s Land Use Commission, took home 810 votes or 64.18% of the vote compared…

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Parielle Davis, joined by her father Alan Johnson on Election, looks like she’s won her bid for a seat on the Evanston City Council.

Mayor Daniel Biss, City Clerk Stephanie Mendoza, and five incumbents register strong wins for council seats

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They’ll be joined by three newcomers, including Parielle Davis, one of the leaders of  the fight against Northwestern’s bid to stage large-scale commercial events By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss appears headed to another four-year term of office, registering 62% of the vote with 44 of the city’s 45 precincts reported, unofficial totals show….

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