Evanston Public Library trustees plan to ask for a 9% tax levy increase to address a $1.34 million budget deficit projected for 2024. At a special meeting Wednesday in the […]
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Fall reminders: Wheel tax deadline, bulk pickups and yard waste collection
Wheel tax payments due soon: The deadline to pay the FY 2024 Wheel Tax is this Saturday, Sept. 30. Save time by paying online! Visit the online portal.
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Evanston OKs small-donor match program for mayoral elections
Evanston City Council members Tuesday approved a first-in-the-state small-donor matching system that would allow candidates running for mayor to augment their campaigns through public financing. Council members voted 6-2 in […]
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‘Community benefits now’: Activists march against Ryan Field rezoning
A crowd of about 80 residents, community activists and Northwestern University students marched down Sheridan Road, demonstrated outside university President Michael Schill’s house and briefly interrupted City Council proceedings Tuesday […]
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New ‘senior only’ DMV services debut at Civic Center
The Office of the Illinois Secretary of State now offers senior-focused driver and motor vehicle services weekdays at the Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., according to a Monday news […]
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How updates to the city’s landlord-tenant ordinance could solve housing issues
Editor’s note: This is a solutions-oriented story reported as part of the RoundTable’s ongoing yearlong Advancing Democracy Fellowship. Hillary Bean is a retired senior with a disability living on federal Social […]
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New Northlight Theatre may finish construction in 2026
Northlight Theatre’s return to Evanston will take a few more years, Executive Director Tim Evans told the RoundTable, as construction on the new theatre is expected to finish in the […]
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Former McGaw Y worker accused of slapping 4-year-old, charged with felony
A former McGaw YMCA employee has been charged with felony aggravated battery after police said she slapped a 4-year-old boy in the Y’s Head Start preschool program at Family Focus, […]
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Parks and Rec Board floats idea of a separate Evanston park district
Evanston’s Parks and Recreation Board held a brief postmortem discussion Thursday night on its recent request for additional funds to keep up maintenance of the city’s 88 parks – especially […]
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Equity and Empowerment Commission tackles public engagement
The Equity and Empowerment Commission took Thursday night’s meeting as an opportunity to critique a draft of the city’s community engagement policy. The policy, which was developed by consultant Adam […]