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Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz, left, is seated next to Mayor Steve Hagerty during a special meeting of the Evanston City Council Saturday, October 28, 2017 at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center in Evanston. The mayor and city manager said the Nov. 10 furlough is necessary to help balance the city's 2017 budget.

Evanston housing policy change prohibits landlords from refusing to rent to some with criminal records

October 4, 2022 at 9:39 a.m.

People convicted of crimes will have an easier time renting an apartment in Evanston under a new policy recently approved by the Evanston City Council. An amendment to Evanston's Fair...

Evanston Animal Welfare Board fighting for new shelter, says current not adequate

October 10, 2022 at 9:39 a.m.

Evanston's Animal Welfare Board Chair Kristi Bachmann said the fight for a new animal shelter has lasted four years, culminating in plans for a new $6.3 million dollar shelter are...

Evanston picks ETHS grad, a woman with 23 years of experience, as next chief of police

September 27, 2022 at 11:26 a.m.

Evanston's next police chief will be a woman with decades of law enforcement experience and long history with the community, City Manger Luke Stowe announced. East Dundee Deputy Chief Schenita...

Daniel Biss is Evanston's newly-elected mayor. (Brian O'Mahoney/Pioneer Press)

Evanston recognizes diaper inaccessibility for National Diaper Need Awareness Week

September 26, 2022 at 11:05 a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 24 marked the beginning of National Diaper Need Awareness Week which runs through Oct. 2. Mayor Daniel Biss proclaimed that Evanston will join the nationwide initiative during the...

Author Pam Johnson Davis sheds light on the dark moments with new book

September 26, 2022 at 11:43 a.m.

It all started when a young Pam Johnson Davis skipped across the playground dreaming of scaling the monkey bars and acquiring a collection of blisters along the way. But she...

Maintaining Evanston’s sense of community is a priority for new 2nd Ward alderperson

September 20, 2022 at 6:20 p.m.

Krissie Harris, Evanton's newest City Council 2nd Ward alderperson, has lived in Evanston her entire life. She fondly remembers growing up in its schools, graduating from Evanston Township High School...

Staffing concerns take priority at Evanston’s Police Chief forum

September 12, 2022 at 3:02 p.m.

The lack of adequate staffing at the Evanston Police Department was front and center during the livestreamed police chief forum last Thursday hosted by Evanston Community Foundation President Sol Anderson....

Reparations committee, city hopes to encourage cannabis sellers to set up shop

September 8, 2022 at 8:00 a.m.

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and the Reparations Committee hope to see more cannabis dispensaries open up across the city in an effort to reap the benefits of the cannabis tax....

Critics say Evanston skirted hiring rules in police chief search

September 2, 2022 at 3:49 p.m.

The City of Evanston announced its three finalists for police chief last Friday, but critics allege the city violated several protocols outlined in its employee handbook regarding vacant positions and...

U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky (D - IL) speaks to a group of people gathered at Access Living of Metro Chicago on Friday, March 15, 2019, about maximizing the response to the 2020 census. Some activists and politicians are concerned that the population will be undercounted in the 2020 census. They are concerned about language barriers, lack of internet access to respond to the census online, and issues like a lack of trust in the government in immigrant communities. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Rep. Schakowsky advocates for Social Security protections and reduced health care costs at local senior center

August 29, 2022 at 12:00 p.m.

U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, D-Evanston, took the North Shore Senior Center in Northfield stage on Aug. 19 to celebrate a milestone for the Social Security Administration while also putting two...

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