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  • A Weekend of Celebrations of Dr. King’s Legacy

    A Weekend of Celebrations of Dr. King’s Legacy

    Starting with the Officer and Gentlemen Academy kickoff and ending with the candlelight vigil at Alice Millar Chapel, the community of Evanston observed the legacy of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in words, music and action.
  • After Rejection by Evanston’s Electoral Board, Quinn et al File for Judicial Review

    After Rejection by Evanston’s Electoral Board, Quinn et al File for Judicial Review

    By 2-1 votes on each objection filed by Evanston residents, the City’s Electoral Board on Jan. 15  sustained the two objections to a referendum question posed by other Evanston residents that would have altered the way City ordinances can be enacted. On Jan. 17, former Governor Pat Quinn, who represented the Evanston Voter Initiative before the Electoral Board, filed   a petition in the Cook County Circuit Court for judicial review of the Electoral Board’s decision.

  • Council Stays Local on Search Firm for Next City Manager

    Evanston City Council members are sticking with a local firm that includes several former City insiders among its top officers to conduct the search for the City’s next City Manager, despite concerns raised by some about the process.

  • Olsen Appointed Public Health Manager

    Interim Public Health Manager Greg Olsen has been appointed Public Health Manager. He  will be responsible for managing the department’s public and environmental health programs and staff, including restaurant inspections, food safety, lead poisoning prevention, vector and rodent control, beach water safety, tobacco cessation, emergency response and health and wellness initiatives.
  • Thompson Appointed Community Services Manager

    Thompson Appointed Community Services Manager

    Health & Human Services Director Ike Ogbo has appointed Audrey Thompson, regional ombudsman and program manager for the City’s Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, Community Services Manager. She is a licensed Master Social Worker and serves as an adjunct professor in the Social Work Department of Northeastern Illinois University.
  • Evanston Reparations Subcommittee Will Have Three Aldermen as Members

    Evanston Reparations Subcommittee Will Have Three Aldermen as Members

    Council unanimously appointed Ald. Braithwaite to serve as the third member of the subcommittee, and decided not to add any additional members. The expectation is that the subcommittee will gather necessary input from the community and from experts to assist them to form a proposal on how to use the Reparations Fund created by City Council in November.
  • Guest Essay #5: Choose Affordable Housing!

    Guest Essay #5: Choose Affordable Housing!

    On January 21, a key topic at the Evanston City Council meeting will be progress on creating more affordable housing in our community. Joining Forces for Affordable Housing is guest-authoring five editorials to inform and engage our community around this issue, which affects wellbeing and future opportunities for all of us.

  • Walk for Warmth Jan. 20

    Interfaith Action’s (fundraising) first Walk for Warmth takes place on Jan. 20, beginning at 11 a.m. at First United Methodist Church, 516 Church St. The walk will be led by Leadership Walkers including Mayor Stephen Hagerty, most of the aldermen, Interim City Manager Erika Storlie, Fire Chief Brian Scott, Police Chief Demitrous Cook and Rev. Dr. Michael Nabors as President of the NAACP. 
  • City Files Lien Against The Margarita Inn to Recover Back Payment of Taxes Close to $500k

    City Files Lien Against The Margarita Inn to Recover Back Payment of Taxes Close to $500k

    Evanston has filed a tax lien against The Margarita Inn at 1566 Oak Ave. after an internal City audit revealed the hotel was in arrears of nearly $500,000 in back taxes, officials confirmed this week. The City has had several situations recently where payments of taxes or fees, normally a given, have become a question.
  • Let It Snow – But Clear Those Walks

    Let It Snow – But Clear Those Walks

    Evanston officials are considering dumping their four-inch sidewalk- snow-removal rule and replacing it with one that makes allowances for different weather events.

  • YWCA Evanston/North Shore to Lead Racial Healing circles for National Day of Racial Healing

    Adults who live, work, or worship in Evanston are invited to take part in racial healing circles led by YWCA Evanston/North Shore at various sites throughout Evanston, Jan. 21-24.
  • The Check Out Podcast Checks Out Evanston People

    The Check Out Podcast Checks Out Evanston People

    Evanston Public Library has launched The Check Out, a podcast that introduces listeners to Evanston residents or people working in Evanston who are actively engaged in making the community better, and other noteworthy pursuits. The podcast, hosted by EPL Community Engagement Coordinator Jill Schacter, features interviews with Evanstonians involved in fields such as the arts, history, nonprofits and community development.

  • ‘Rightfully Hers’ Exhibit on Display in Evanston This Year

    The City of Evanston has launched a year of hosting a new popup exhibition from the National Archives, "Rightfully Hers," commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. “Rightfully Hers” contains simple messages exploring the history of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women’s voting rights before and after the 19th, and its impact today. 
  • The Traffic Guy hears

    The Traffic Guy hears

    … that, while the streets of Evanston offer only the humdrum potpourri of dead leaves, crumpled plastic bottles and other jetsam, there is real beauty at the lakefront. Ellen Galland took this photo at sunrise on Jan. 9. Just two days later, wave after wave pounded Lee Street Beach, throwing sand onto the sidewalk there. On Jan. 12, some of the sand layer was three or four inches deep.
  • Guest Essay #4: Affordable Housing, Equity, and Reparations

    Guest Essay #4: Affordable Housing, Equity, and Reparations

    On January 21, a key topic at the Evanston City Council meeting will be progress on creating more affordable housing in our community. Joining Forces for Affordable Housing is guest-authoring five editorials to inform and engage our community around this issue, which affects wellbeing and future opportunities for all of us.
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