Firefighters quickly brought under control Monday, Feb. 21 a fast-moving fire at a multi-residential structure on the 1600 block of Monroe Street that displaced 12 residents. At approximately 12:35 p.m., the Evanston Fire Department responded to reports of a fire…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com AMC Theatres, the largest movie theater chain in the United States, has confirmed it has reached a lease agreement with Chicago-based, GW Properties to acquire and reopen the 12-screens formerly operated by Century movie theater at…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com AMC Theatres, the country’s largest movie theater chain, has signed a long-term lease to return moviegoing to downtown Evanston, the developer of the property said Feb. 10. Mitch Goltz, co-owner of GW Properties, the developer, said…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members agreed Feb. 14 to allocate $200,000 from the City’s federal American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funds to launch a workforce program designed to create a pipeline between Evanston residents and jobs in the…
By Bob Seidenberg The City of Evanston on Jan. 28 officially withdrew as plaintiff in a longstanding property enforcement complaint case against a north Evanston homeowner. The case had been receiving increasing attention lately from local activists as a misuse…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com With Evanston City Council members still mulling their decision, the leading candidate to become the city’s next City Manager has accepted a job elsewhere, leaving the City at square one. The City issued a release today,…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com Evanston City Council members will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or otherwise show they have tested negative against the disease – facing censure or expulsion from meetings if they fail to comply. Mayor Daniel…
By Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com One of Evanston’s major grassroots activist groups has backed Baltimore administrator Daniel Ramos to become Evanston’s next City Manager. Ramos is Deputy Chief of Staff/Deputy City Manager for the City of Baltimore. In its endorsement, Jan.…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston will move forward with new initiatives to deter youth violence in 2022,tapping federal Covid recovery funds to pay for the programs. Council members voted 8-0 at their regular meeting, Monday, Jan. 9 to approve an allocation…
By Bob Seidenberg Like it or not, the barnacle is about to return to Evanston after nearly a two-year absence. City officials announced the return of booting starting this month. A vehicle with three or more parking tickets can be…
