Before she became alderman, Delores Holmes was best known for work as executive director of Family Focus. The agency played an early role in providing support services for unwed mothers, […]
Author Archives: Bob Seidenberg
Bob Seidenberg is an award-winning reporter covering issues in Evanston for more than 30 years. He is a graduate of the Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.
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Mayor Says City Manager’s Job Searches Have Not Diminished Performance
A majority of Evanston City Council members feel City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz is meeting or exceeding expectations. The City Manager’s performance has not been diminished in his pursuit of jobs […]
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Two City Employee Groups Agree to 0% Increases in First Year of New Contracts
The City has reached contract agreements with two key employee groups that call for zero percent increases in 2019 and a low wage increase the year after, in what one […]
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Alderman Says City Manager’s Uncertain Job Status Has Placed the City in a ‘Holding Pattern’
Sixth Ward Alderman Thomas Suffredin, going directly to the public with his concerns, says that City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz’s uncertain job status has placed the City in an “interminable holding pattern” […]
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Harley Clarke Mansion: Plenty of Ideas But Finding Money the Next Challenge
Harley Clarke mansion supporters invited the community to have a conversation about the next chapter for the lakefront property. Community members responded enthusiastically to the brainstorming session held at the Lorraine Morton Civic […]
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Sherman Avenue Garage Looking at a Brighter Future: Council Approves a Lighting Upgrade
If it seems like downtown’s Sherman Parking Garage is a little dimmer these days, well, that’s not your imagination. “The lights that are in there have been in there since […]
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Support for Howard Street Senior Development
The City is all in on a major affordable housing project proposed for Howard Street. City Council members approved a letter of support Feb. 4 for a $23 million affordable senior […]
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The Lake Gets Top Billing Larry Lundy’s ‘Looking East of Etown – Third Wave’ Exhibit
“Looking East of Etown – Third Wave,” an art exhibit now on display in Curt’s Café South through March, grew out of Evanston resident Larry Lundy’s frequent trips to the lake, […]
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Council Agrees to $1.25 Million Settlement in Crosby Case
Several speakers, including Evanston’s City Clerk, called on City Council members to examine the City’s actions and initiate reforms in the wake of a $1.25 million settlement with a former […]
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Council Members, Citizen Groups Moving On Separate Tracks for Mansion
City Council members and Harley Clarke Mansion community supporters appear to be proceeding down separate tracks on future uses for the historic lakefront building. Members of the Harley Clarke Community […]