By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston Public Library trustees’ search for a new executive library director is fanning plenty of interest, based on the number of applicants who responded to a posting for the job. As of July 14, 161 applications had been…
Counsel finds neither Reid nor Revelle had a conflict of interest in the matter By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Special Ethics Counsel has ruled that neither City Council members Eleanor Revelle (7th Ward) nor Devon Reid (8th Ward) violated the city’s…
Alisia Kaplan, Executive Director of Reform for Illinois
By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s Rules Committee recommended an ordinance that would allow candidates running for mayor to use public funds to finance their campaigns. At their meeting July 17, committee members voted 6-1 in favor of the proposal, moving it to…
City looks at ways to protect trees, even on private property, with proposed changes By Bob Seidenberg If proposed changes to Evanston’s tree policy go through, residents would be required, in many cases, to apply for a special permit before…
Projects like Legacy Evanston have spurred discussion whether Evanston is in need of a design review committee.
By Bob Seidenberg Some prominent members of Evanston’s design community call for the city to establish a Community Design Commission has been pushed back — perhaps as much as two years. At the Council’s July 10 Planning & Development Committee…
By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s Finance and Budget Committee on July 11 recommended adoption of a Public Safety Pension policy that would commit the city to make annual contributions to the police and firefighters retirement funds that would enable…
By Bob Seidenberg Proximity to transit, solid household demographics and a strong Northwestern University student and faculty base located nearby all played into a Birmingham, Alabama, firm’s purchase of a prime piece of downtown Evanston real estate. Chicago-based Quantum Real…
Over the next two months the City will be contracting repairs at the Arrington Lakefront Lagoon located along the lakefront between Church Street and Davis Street. The project will begin in July and is anticipated to be completed in August.…
Dave Ellis, retired Evanston firefighter-paramedic shares a laugh with former 8th Ward Alderman Ann Rainey at a party honoring her June 29.
By Bob Seidenberg Former City Council Member Ann Rainey was originally scheduled to go out to dinner to celebrate her birthday on June 29. Instead, she was rerouted to the Palmhouse, a banquet hall at 619 Howard St., in her…
By Bob Seidenberg An Evanston resident who has worked to raise the visibility of the local Asian American community told the Evanston Library Board last week that the library should consider hiring a coordinator for outreach and engagement with that…