Evanston Township trustees tonight appointed city manager Wally Bobkiewicz to replace Gary Gaspard, the township supervisor who resigned abruptly last week.
The trustees, who also serve as aldermen, voted 7-3 to name Bobkiewicz the interim supervisor and task Evonda Thomas-Smith, the city’s health department director, with the day-to-day duties of the part-time job.
Trustees Judy Fiske, Peter Braithwaite and Don Wilson opposed the move, with Braithwaite and Wilson wanting to wait a week to fill the position. Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl voted in favor of Bobkiewicz’s appointment.
— Patrick Svitek
