‘Sorry! No Internet’: Many city sites go offline after cable accident
All lines repaired by early morning Thursday, ending service outage By Bob Seidenberg A contractor inadvertently severed fiber optic data…
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Evanston not ready to accept a ‘no’ on Ranked-Choice voting system
Council passes ordinance Monday directing Cook County Clerk’s office to implement the new system By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council…
City to place cameras to monitor activities around Howard Street viaduct
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members on Tuesday held off approving a plan that calls for a $500,000 allocation…
John ‘Jake’ Allen Bleveans, former council member, has died at age 85
Alderman played a leading role in adoption of city’s first Indoor Clean Air ordinance in 1988 By Bob Seidenberg John…
Fire pension official criticizes city for moving money to general fund
By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s finance and budget committee closed an open wound when they voted to completely…
‘A rough couple of years’ for Main Street businesses
By Bob Seidenberg Everything feels lush and green. A warm blanket of foliage surrounds you on entering Louise Rosenberg’s plant…
Tenants in Wesley apartments forced to vacate early
By Bob Seidenberg Tenants were relocated from 2018 Wesley Ave., one of the Wesley buildings the city has determined needs…
Committee backs ARPA funding for key business initiatives
By Bob Seidenberg and Mary Gavin Evanston Economic Development Committee members backed allocating some of the city’s remaining federal pandemic…
Library’s new plan aims to create a welcoming space for patrons
By Bob Seidenberg Yolande Wilburn, the Evanston Public Library’s new executive director, told library trustees that one question came up…