By Bob Seidenberg Some neighbors of Canal Shores Golf Course, upset to see three old trees on the course get chopped down, on Thursday charged the trees had been felled without necessary permits. But Evanston Council Member Eleanor Revelle (7th…
By Bob Seidenberg Northwest Evanston resident Nina Paleologos said she has barely used her yard or pool – which sit on the other side of a garage and hedges from her neighbor’s beehives – during the second half of summer.…
Motion allows ‘time for settlement discussions’ By Bob Seidenberg In a major twist in the longstanding Fountain Square saga, the city on Friday afternoon filed a motion in Cook County Circuit Court requesting that its nearly $6 million lawsuit against…
By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s Public Safety pensions, at one time among the most underfunded in the state, will be placed on a 100% funding track to reach full funding by 2040. Evanston City Council members on July 24 unanimously passed…
Corporation Counsel’s filing of motion to remove parcel was done “behind our backs, undermines trust,’, charges Council memberBy Bob Seidenberg rseiden914@gmail.com A Federal Court judge ruled Tuesday with an Evanston City Council member who charged at the July 24 City…
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…
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…
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 Evanston Public Library trustees approved a budget amendment on June 21 to change five part-time safety monitor positions to full-time positions, creating greater coverage to respond to safety-related issues. At the meeting, library trustees voted unanimously to…
