City exploring federal funds to repair lakefront damage By Bob Seidenberg City officials are considering contracting with a firm to assess the infrastructure damage caused by storms and high wave action this past winter, in a first step in what…
By Bob Seidenberg A dedicated group of volunteers has worked for years under cramped conditions at the City’s Animal Shelter, but that might change under a grant that could bring a new facility. City Engineer Lara Biggs informed members of…
By Bob Seidenberg Citizen groups are trading blame on who is responsible in the wake of Beacon Academy’s withdrawal of a $500,000 gift and its participation in the Robert Crown Community Center project. In an Aug. 5 letter…
By Bob Seidenberg In Crystal Lake, the Dole Mansion, described as a “Civil War era architectural masterpiece”, appeared to be heading for demolition in 2002 when neighbors got wind that a developer wanted to knock down the mansion and annex.…
By Bob Seidenberg/ Evanston City Council members backed Mayor Stephen Hagerty’s resolution on Tuesday to bring in more Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) officers to join City Clerk Devon Reid in that role — a move that activists charged would…
