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Evanston officials call for treaty against nuclear weapons

January 21, 2020 at 12:58 p.m.

Evanston aldermen Jan. 13 passed an ordinance calling for a treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons. The resolution was proposed by Ald. Eleanor Revelle, 7th Ward, according to the...

Portion of Evanston’s Lake Street to be named for former alderman, fair housing advocate Thomas Brinkmann

January 17, 2020 at 3:24 p.m.

Evanston aldermen Jan. 13 approved designating a portion of Lake Street between Asbury and Wesley avenues to honor a former supervisor and fair housing advocate. Thomas H. Brinkmann served as...

Evanston Interim City Manager Erika Storlie, left, and Mayor Steve Hagerty are shown at a City Council meeting on Nov. 27, 2019.

Evanston hires search firm to fill city manager position

January 16, 2020 at 2:22 p.m.

Evanston aldermen on Monday approved paying up to $35,000 to a search firm charged with recruiting a new city manager to lead the town. Northbrook recruiting firm GovHR was selected...

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, sits with Evanston resident Allie Harned, of Evanston Voter Initiative, at a meeting of the Evanston Electoral Board on Jan. 15, 2020.

Binding referendum initiative backed by former Gov. Pat Quinn struck down by Evanston electoral board

January 16, 2020 at 1:22 p.m.

Evanston's local electoral board Wednesday ruled that a ballot measure backed by former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn that would have given voters some legislative control through referendums will not appear...

Members of Evanston Electoral Board, from left, City Clerk Devon Reid, Ald. Ann Rainey and Mayor Steve Hagerty are joined by board council Daniel Bolin at a Jan. 9, 2020, hearing.

Evanston electoral board to hear arguments on challenged ballot initiative that aims to give voters greater influence on city policy

January 14, 2020 at 3:39 p.m.

Evanston's electoral board will reconvene Wednesday to consider the future of a March referendum measure that seeks to install a voter initiative system in the city. The electoral board was...

Evanston Ald. Robin Rue Simmons, 5th Ward, proposed the reparations. She is pictured in a 2019 file photo.

Evanston streamlines reparations subcommittee as leaders vow to consult experts on distribution approaches

January 14, 2020 at 2:54 p.m.

Three Evanston aldermen will remain the sole members of a city subcommittee that will help decide how to distribute funds collected as part of a local reparations initiative. The committee...

In Evanston, some portions of the lakefront was flooded, including at Clarke Square park near Main Street and Sheridan Road on Jan. 11, 2020, where water was smashing over the berm.

In wake of winter storm that battered the North Shore, officials gauge the damage: ‘The beach was angry this weekend’

January 13, 2020 at 5:33 p.m.

When John Shea visited Winnetka's Lloyd Park Monday morning, he was not surprised to find the wind and wave battered boardwalk beside the boathouse had sustained extensive damage during the...

Five Northwestern University students posed for photos on Jan. 9, 2019, after learning that civil citations against them were dropped by the City of Evanston. The students are, from left, Christopher Myorta, Miara Geshaw, Ross Patten, Ying Dai and Kelsey Phalen.

Evanston dismisses citations issued to 5 Northwestern students over Jeff Sessions protest

January 10, 2020 at 11:36 a.m.

Evanston officials dropped all charges Thursday against five Northwestern University students who police cited for disorderly conduct in connection with the November protest of a campus presentation by former Attorney...

68-unit residential development proposed for Ridge Avenue in Evanston

January 8, 2020 at 4:02 p.m.

Developers have applied to build a five-story, 68-unit residential building on a current parking lot near downtown Evanston, city officials have confirmed. The project, planned for the corner of Grove...

Evanston City Council members are pictured in this 2017 file photo.

Challenged ballot initiative seeks to give Evanston voters more power to direct city policy

January 8, 2020 at 3:10 p.m.

A group of Evanston residents is pushing to give voters more direct control over city policy, but the effort faces a roadblock after an objection to their referendum effort was...

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