As part of the search for Evanston’s next chief of police, community members are invited to get to know the candidates selected as finalists for the position during a virtual candidate forum held via Zoom on Thursday, September 8 from…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Nine candidates will participate in a forum next month in which they’ll have the chance to showcase their credentials to fill a vacancy in the 2nd Ward City Council member slot. The city announced today that…
By Bob Seidenberg About 1,300 teachers and staff from District 65 gathered at the 65,000 square-foot Quad Indoor Sports for a spirited convocation Monday, Aug. 22, preparing for the start of school. District 65 Superintendent Devon Horton and Evanston Mayor…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston Library Board trustees are moving deliberately in their selection of the city’s next Library chief, establishing a clear picture of what they’d like to see in the ideal candidate before going out for interviews. In a brief report at the Aug. 17…
By Bob Seidenberg A 17-year-old Sauk Village juvenile has been charged as an adult in the shooting of a 13-year-old Evanston girl July 25 as she was attending a backyard party with other teens in the 1300 block of Fowler…
Luke Stowe, longtime stalwart on the city’s information technology side, elevated to city’s top position By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members voted 9-0 at a special meeting today to appoint longtime city administrator Luke Stowe as the tenth city…
With little chance for the public to weigh in, Evanston City Council members are moving ahead with the appointment of a longtime city administrator who has distinguished himself on the technology side as Evanston’s next city manager. Officials announced their…
By Bob Seidenberg Developers will be required for the first time to include bird friendly strategies in their designs, according to a proposal introduced at the Evanston City Council meeting on Aug. 8. The goals of the city’s Climate Action…
Evanston to wage fights own fight for reproductive rights at the local level By Bob Seidenberg Evanston will respond in its own fashion to the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down Roe vs. Wade, with city departments directed to…
By Bob Seidenberg City budget revenues were looking “pretty stable, pretty strong,” at the mid-year mark, including some areas that were previously down because of COVID, the city’s top financial officer told Council members in a presentation at the Aug. 8 City…
