Author Archives: Dirk Cumulo

In its continuing attempt to limit citizen comment, City Council has banned all narratives, requests and comments that are written in prose. “We’ve had enough inartful negativity and whining,” said  […]

‘Fast Wake’ Update Set to Radically Improve Parking Boxes In a move said to actually improve the lives of Evanston parkers, the City’s Parking and Transportation committee unveiled a new […]

Construction of the new Albion tower at 1454 Sherman Ave., formerly the site of Tommy Nevin’s Pub, took an interesting twist when steam shovels struck an unexpected structure toward the […]

The stickiest of stickiest problems plaguing the City for more than four years has apparently been solved at last. City Council agreed at its last meeting to accept the latest […]

In an unexpected twist to the years-long James Park litigation saga, begun when the City refused to allow Nicor to replace leaking gas pipes and continued when the City twice […]

All residents with signs in their yard who wish to remove such signs without exposing themselves to the wrath of interest groups across the City may do so on the […]

Evanston’s Harley Clarke problem may be solved in a way no one saw coming – a minor league baseball team. Tentatively to be called the Evanston Harleys, the team’s organizers […]

Evanston has been selected as one of only three sites for a new pilot project testing the feasibility of using drones to transport people from place to place. Residents will […]

A new tradition is coming to town this July as City staff reached an agreement with Go Go Racing to bring a mini grand prix auto race to Evanston every July […]

City Council has announced a pilot under which stop signs will be placed at select alleys. Having run out of locations for stop signs at regular intersections across large swaths […]