Not long ago, a majority of the City Council voted to reject an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with District 65 that added conditions to the recently approved 5/5th TIF, which had […]
Category: Letters
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Letter: Advocacy works!
Thank you to everyone who sent a letter or email in support of part-day early childhood programs receiving the state offered Childcare Workforce Bonus. Thanks to our advocacy there has […]
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Why we moved from your doorstep to your inbox
Dear reader, The Evanston RoundTable has its roots in the printed newspaper that we once delivered twice a month to your doorstep. These days, everything we do is digital – […]
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Letter: Time to thank our former mayor
Steve Hagerty stepped aside and now Daniel Biss is off and running and doing a great job as Evanston’s new mayor. I was talking to my sister in San Diego […]
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Letter: Part-time early childhood programs forgotten again
On Monday, Sept. 13, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced a Child Care Workforce Bonus program to recognize the efforts of child care staff who served and continue to serve children and […]
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Letter: Lovelace Park – From meadow to mud
Lovelace Park, in the farthest northwest corner of Evanston, is a hidden treasure, offering tennis, soccer, basketball, playgrounds, a fishing pond (catch and release only, barbless hooks required), two picnic […]
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Letter: Executives of for-profit child care centers make plenty while teachers get little
Thank you for bringing to light the issue of the high cost to families and low wages of child care. I worked for ChildTime Learning Center in Evanston from February […]
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Open letter to the community from the mayor
Greetings, In our form of government, the city manager has an absolutely critical role, which includes managing the day-to-day operations of the City, appointing and supervising all City staff, and […]
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Mayor backs national carbon dividend bill
Mayor Daniel Biss has joined other prominent individuals across the country in endorsing the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act (EICDA). The bill, which is co-sponsored by Rep. Jan Schakowsky and […]
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No more delay tactics on affordable housing
Affordable housing is expensive. That’s one reason there isn’t more of it. One of the things that makes it expensive is community opposition. When a new planned development is being […]