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Nov 3, 2024 · Breaking news and in depth community news for Evanston, Illinois.
Alders leave hard budget choices for next council
11 hours ago · Evanston city council members, adopting their last budget before next April’s election, avoided taking any major steps Monday night to address the city’s looming budget crisis. They did manage to reject calls from Ald. Clare Kelly (1st) to burn through even more of their remaining reserves ...
Live: City Council - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Here's our live coverage of Monday night's meeting of the Evanston City Council. Approving the 2025 city budget is among the agenda items.
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Recap: Administration and Pubic Works - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Here’s a recap of our live coverage of Monday evening’s meeting of the Evanston City Council Administration and Public Works Committee. 5:45 p.m. – Adjournment City Council meeting to start at 5:50 p.m. (20 minutes later than originally scheduled.) Sign up for our free newsletter. Deputy City ...
Final vote set on $339M city budget - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Evanston’s City Council is scheduled to vote Monday night on a 2025 city budget that calls for $339 million in net spending against only $317 million in net revenue. That net spending figure is down by $3 million from the original budget proposal issued by the city manager last month while the ...
First storm drops 2.5 inches here - Evanston Now
5 days ago · The National Weather Service says Evanston got about two-and-a-half-inches of snow from Thursday morning’s first storm of the season. While the snow fell pretty heavily for a time, temperatures rising into the low 40s by early evening have caused the precipitation to mostly switch over to rain.
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Council to hold hearing on budget - Evanston Now
Oct 27, 2024 · Evanston’s City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night on the city’s $342 million budget for 2025. The city has drawn down reserves to balance the budget for the past few years, but faces a looming crisis that could exhaust those reserves by 2027 if spending and revenues aren’t brought into alignment.
Evanston Democrats braced for national results - Evanston Now
Nov 6, 2024 · As the polls closed across Illinois on Tuesday at 7 p.m., Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss said he was “hopeful” but “on edge,” remaining cautiously optimistic as Evanston Democrats join voters across the country holding their breath for …