Dear Seventh Ward Council Member Eleanor Revell, While I’m not a Seventh Ward resident myself, my family has lived just next door in the Sixth Ward for 23 years. I’m also […]
Category: Letters
Letter to the editor: NU’s extravagant approach compared to other universities
Most agree that Ryan Field needs an upgrade, but the magnitude and extravagance of the proposed project is inconsistent with the scale of other stadium projects across the country. Every […]
Open letter: Fifth Ward school should make up for lost opportunities
I have lived in the Fifth Ward for more than 73 years and remember the impact of losing the Fifth Ward School. My oldest son attended Foster School for kindergarten in 1965. […]
Letter to the editor: The state’s ban on assault-style weapons means we will all be safer
The League of Women Voters of Illinois and the LWV of Evanston applaud Illinois’ new Protect Illinois Communities Act as a positive step on the path to save lives and […]
Open letter to the city: Evanston Chamber strongly supports modernizing Ryan Field
Dear Mayor Biss and Evanston City Council, After much discussion with our Board of Directors and the greater Evanston business community, Evanston Chamber of Commerce would like to express our […]
Letter to the editor: NU, do not ignore stadium’s human environmental impact
The Central Street Master Plan and its implementing ordinance were designed to keep the neighborhood welcoming, walkable, and liveable. The American Planning Association honored this in naming Central Street one […]
Letter to the editor: Don’t let grandiose plans kill Evanston’s magic
Why should you go to Europe or elsewhere to enjoy walkable cities and quaint towns, places that preserve their heritage, and make room for the new without obliterating the old? […]
Letter to the editor: Ryan Field project is opportunity to build Black and brown wealth
The Ryan Field project in Evanston is an initiative by Northwestern University to rebuild its stadium. With a gift from the Ryan family, the proposal is to construct a state-of-the […]
Letter to the Editor: Property tax justice for E-Town
I am asking for property tax justice for Evanston as a “sayer,” and not a “nay-sayer.” I feel compelled to point out the growing and yawning capital disparity between Northwestern […]
Letter to the editor: NU overselling Ryan stadium’s economic impact
Stadium developers across the nation routinely hire private consultants to conduct economic impact studies, which invariably promise that a new stadium will be a bounty of riches for the community. […]