Author Archives: Virginia Johnson

With the national and global economies crumbling, the City of Evanston, like other municipalities, is trying to craft a budget that will preserve jobs and programs without undue strain on […]

At the Sept. 24 meeting of the Economic Development Committee, members unanimously approved $132,000 in funds for Evmark, the downtown marketing association. A special taxing district in downtown Evanston allows […]

More than 60 residents turned out on Sept. 25 at a meeting at the Robert Crown Center on Main Street sponsored by an ad hoc citizen group “Stop the Box,” […]

At its Sept. 4 meeting, the Rules Committee of the City Council continued its discussion about ways to obtain revenue from institutions in Evanston that are legally exempt from paying […]