Category: City News

 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]