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Council weighs which way to go on pension funding issue
Fire Pension Board member Jack Mortell’s research shines light on tax supposed to go for pensions By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members may consider a small property tax increase to firm up the plan to fund police and fire…
Creating a new ward map for the city a real balancing act
By Bob Seidenberg Wards 8 and 9 sit next to each other on the southern edge of the city. Ward 8, with 8,845 people, according to the 2020 Census, weighs in at just above the average population for Evanston’s nine…
First candidates file petitions for special 2nd and 9th Ward election in 2023
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Four candidates filed petition signatures today, declaring their interest to run in a rare special election in 2023 to fill the remaining terms of City Council seats in Evanston’s 2nd and 9th Wards. Darlene Cannon, in…
Evanston Public Library statement acknowledges land’s indigenous history
Evanston Public Library statement acknowledges land’s indigenous history Statements should be a start for further work with the Indigenous community: Mitchell Museum director By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Public Library officials led off their regular Board meeting at the main library…
Changes to city’s public nudity ordinance would drop clause related to women going topless, making it gender-neutral
By Bob Seidenberg Advised to quit “policing parts of the body,” members of the city’s Human Services Committee moved forward Nov. 7 on changes to the city’s Public Nudity ordinance, removing references to female breasts and making the ordinance gender-neutral.…
AMC announces Evanston movie theaters to open Nov. 9
The long wait for Evanston’s downtown movie theaters to open is over. AMC Theatres announced in an email yesterday that AMC Evanston 12 was to open today, Wednesday, Nov. 9, just in time for the holiday season. Here is the…
Activists raise concern about ‘morphing’ hearing into action on the City’s $400 Million budget
By Bob Seidenberg An Evanston activist group today raised concern that the city is planning to follow up a Truth in Taxation hearing on the budget later today, with a Special City Council meeting where the city’s $400 million fiscal…
Council uses Open Meetings Act exception to hold closed door team-building workshop
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston officials invoked an exception in the state Open Meetings Act to meet behind closed doors for a “team-building” session at a Special Council meeting on Friday, Nov. 4. Under Section 2 of the state’s Open Meetings…
Make Truth in Taxation hearing a true public hearing: CABG
By Lesley Williams This Monday, November 7th, Evanston holds a Special Council Meeting in addition to the Truth in Taxation Hearing. The Community Alliance for Better Government is writing to express our concern that this be a true hearing, with…
Late-night basketball games don’t play well with NU neighbors
By Bob Seidenberg Northwestern University officials assured residents Thursday, Oct. 27 that they would take steps to manage noise spilling into the neighborhoods from the school’s Foster-Walker complex. At the first fall meeting of the Northwestern-City Committee, NU officials responded…