Category: City News

The City’s accumulated unfunded liability in the police and firefighters’ pension funds has been a thorn in the tax side of Evanston for nearly a year – since the City […]

Less of a tower and more of a box is expected from developers Tim Anderson and James Klutznick and architect Lawrence Booth when they present a new proposal to Council […]

In an evening filled with procedural twists and turns, aldermen at the March 10 City Council meeting overrode Mayor Lorraine Morton’s veto of the budget the Council approved on Feb. […]

A seven-unit development of live/work townhouses is slated to break ground next month on the site of the former Drummer Drapery shop at the northeast corner of Lake Street and […]

The developers of the 49-story tower proposed for 708 Church St. came “unembarrassed [and] not defensive in terms of urban design” to the March 10 Planning and Development (P&D) committee […]

By a split vote, aldermen approved the hiring of a new economic development director to help entice businesses to Evanston. With the retirement of Assistant City Manager Judith Aiello, the […]

The City’s Human Services Committee on Monday voted 4-1 in favor of the second of three proposed immigration resolutions. The approved resolution broadly calls for comprehensive immigration reform at the […]

The City’s present and former actuaries met with City Council members recently to explain the assumptions and methods they used in calculating the City’s actuarially required contributions (ARCs) to the […]

Evanston police, in partnership with members of the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force, seized a large quantity of property while executing search warrants at 1904 Emerson St. on Feb. […]

If everything goes as planned, in about 10 months from now, Ridge Avenue will offer a smooth ride on four new lanes, steadily moving traffic monitored by in-road sensors and […]