The City is holding its second community budget workshop on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Robert Crown Center, 1701 Main St. “The first community budget workshop was […]
Category: City News
Higher Property Tax Bills Hit Home
Residential property owners in Evanston saw increases in their property taxes this year for two reasons: increases in the taxes levied by many of the taxing bodies, and a reduction […]
Lakefront Again Divides Council
Funding for the Lakefront bicycle path between Lee and Clark Streets divided City Council on Nov. 9. The higher-than-expected price tag, the perceived continued expenditure of funds on the lakefront […]
Task Force Unveils Draft Plan for Affordable Housing
After nine months of study, the Evanston Affordable Housing Task Force has submitted a draft Plan for Affordable Housing in Evanston. The plan, prepared during an economic downturn and a […]
Weatherization Grants Available
The State of Illinois has received over $242 million, funded by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act, to ramp up the program to improve the energy efficiency of homes and […]
1,200 Doses: More Than Enough at H1N1 Clinic
By 8 a.m. on Nov. 7, an hour before the City was to begin administering vaccinations for the H1N1 flu, more than 600 persons lined up at the entrance of […]
Blues Club Closes
Bill Gilmore’s club on Davis Street may end on a sour note. Mr. Gilmore closed the doors to Bill’s Blues Club, 1029 Davis St. last week, after the City suspended […]
Civic Center Dedicated, Named for Lorraine Morton
The former Catholic girls’ school where Lorraine Morton served as both alderman and mayor of the City of Evanston now bears her name. On Nov. 9 the Marywood Academy building […]
Evanston Appoints New City Attorney/Corporation Counsel
Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz announced the appointment of W. Grant Farrar as City Attorney/Corporation Counsel. Mr. Bobkiewicz also announced a re-organization of the City’s Law Department. Corporation Counsel Jack Siegel […]