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Council may stick with 7 as number of votes to remove a city manager
By Bob Seidenberg Members of the Evanston City Council’s Rules Committee were deadlocked Oct. 18 on whether to lower the number of votes needed to remove a future City Manager from the position, increasing the likelihood that requiring seven votes…
City announces mandatory COVID testing policy
The City of Evanston just announced that it will implement a mandatory COVID vaccination policy for City staff effective November 15. The policy, which applies to all City staff, including seasonal and part-time workers, contractors, volunteers, and interns, requires staff…
City Council members mull change in City Manager firing rule
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members were split in their first real discussion of the votes needed to remove a City Manager, with some maintaining a change in the rule could hurt the City’s chances of attracting candidates…
Mission Drift: Council members seek clearer picture of Cradle to Career’s main mission
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Cradle to Career, an agency created to address inequity in the community by pulling together resources from partner organizations throughout the City, listed a long list of highlights in its request for an annual payment from…
Police issue community alert over recent carjackings
Two recent carjackings and an armed robbery in southeast Evanston have prompted the Evanston Police Department to issue an alert to the public. On October 10, 2021, at 12:54 p.m., a 50-year-old male Evanston resident was sitting in his 2018…
Northwestern names new president
Rebecca M. Blank, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin’s flagship campus, has been named the next president of Northwestern University, Northwestern’s Board of Trustees announced today. She will become the University’s 17th president, effective in the summer of 2022.…
With eviction orders on the way, Evanston Council member presses for greater notice for Evanston tenants
Fifth Ward Alderperson Bobby Burns By Bob Seidenberg With the Illinois moratorium on evictions ended on Oct. 3, an Evanston Council Member is calling the City to receive early notice of potential evictions of Evanston residents and pass that information…
New Council members split over City Manager firing rule
Lincoln Street Beach surfaces as possible dog park candidate
By Bob Seidenberg Acknowledging the City was at a crossroads on the issue, Evanston officials turned to Council members at their Sept. 20 meeting for direction on where the City’s second dog park should be located. The City is down…
Many options to spend $43 million in ARPA funds
By Bob Seidenberg Workforce development, hazard pay for employees, and climate action strategies are among the items on the table as Evanston City Council members weigh spending $43.1 million in federal COVID-19 recovery funds. Council Members are not ready to…