By Bob Seidenberg Evanston residents, age 29 and under, are getting hit particularly hard in the resurgence of the Covid-19 virus. At the Oct. 26 City Council meeting, Mayor Stephen Hagerty reported that 50 percent of the City’s COVID cases…

By Bob Seidenberg A new City snow shoveling ordinance has been placed on hold, with some aldermen raising concerns about how its provisions will be applied. Aldermen held over the proposal at their Feb. 24 City Council meeting, directing staff…

By Bob Seidenberg Three sprinkler heads kept a fire in check March 7 until crews arrived at the Park Evanston high rise in downtown Evanston, allowing them to quickly put the fire out, an Evanston Fire Department spokesperson said March…
City to remove ash saplings at Clark Street Beach Bird Habitat

By Bob Seidenberg Teaming with landscape design experts, city officials successfully rebuilt a bird sanctuary habitat off of Clark Beach in 2015 after the fragile two acre site had been largely wiped away during construction of Northwestern University’s Visitor Center,…