Genevieve Bookwalter

Kimberly Richardson, Evanston assistant city manager, talks about social services in a City Council meeting on Aug. 5, 2019.

Evanston officials consider reorganization of city’s social service efforts

August 13, 2019 at 10:07 a.m.

When Evanston alderman were forced to confront millions of dollars in budget cuts over the last two years, residents made it clear through a survey that the city's social services...

Evanston City Clerk Devon Reid, shown in this July 15, 2019 photo, on Aug. 8, 2019 dismissed the lawsuit he filed against the city, city clerk and city manager.

Lawsuit filed by Evanston city clerk against city officials over FOIA practices dismissed

August 13, 2019 at 9:14 a.m.

Evanston City Clerk Devon Reid on Aug. 8 dropped the lawsuit he filed against the city, city manager and city attorney over Freedom of Information Act practices. The case was...

Evanston city manager tapped for job in Seattle suburb; vote expected Monday night

August 12, 2019 at 1:51 p.m.

The mayor of Issaquah, Wash. has appointed Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz as the Seattle suburb's next city administrator pending confirmation from the town's elected officials. The announcement was posted...

Beacon Academy withdraws $500,000 pledge to Evanston’s new community center over disagreement on gym usage

August 9, 2019 at 12:57 p.m.

Beacon Academy, a private Montessori high school in Evanston, has withdrawn its pledge of $500,000 to the new Robert Crown Community Center, leaving city officials and critics pointing fingers at...

Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook talks to aldermen on Aug. 5, 2019, about the department's 2019 mid-year budget update.

Proposed Evanston sales tax increase would put city on pace with Chicago, Skokie

August 6, 2019 at 2:55 p.m.

Evanston shoppers will pay an additional .25% in sales tax starting Jan. 1 if aldermen next month approve a proposed hike officials say will help balance the 2020 budget. If...

A baby falcon before it is banded at the Evanston Public Library on June 6, 2019. On of the two fledglings is now in a rehabilitation center.

Fledgling falcon hatched at Evanston library taken to wildlife center for help with flying

August 6, 2019 at 12:07 p.m.

Zuri, a young peregrine falcon who hatched on top of the Evanston Public Library this spring, is getting some personalized flying lessons. After the male falcon was found on a...

Evanston City Clerk Devon Reid, right, sits next to Mayor Steve Hagerty in this file photo. Hagerty wrote a letter Friday, July 26 asking for an investigation into who leaked closed session minutes regarding workplace harassment allegations against Reid.

Evanston mayor calls for county investigation into leaked documents containing harassment allegations against City Clerk Devon Reid

July 31, 2019 at 9:57 a.m.

Evanston Mayor Steve Hagerty has asked the Cook County sheriff's office to open a formal investigation into leaked documents that contain the names of city employees who made harassment complaints...

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