Aldermen vote against censure of Rainey following ethics violations
Kristina Karisch and Cassidy Wang
December 4, 2018
Filed under City, Local, Top City Stories, Top Stories
Aldermen voted against the censure of Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) at a Monday Rules Committee meeting, following findings by the Board of Ethics that Rainey had violated the city’s ethics code on three counts. The violations concern Rainey’s involvement with the demolition efforts for the Harley Clarke...
Evanston Mental Health Board allocates fiscal year 2019 funds to agencies
Cassidy Wang, Reporter
November 30, 2018
Filed under City, Latest Stories
The Evanston Mental Health Board on Thursday prepared for review the final distribution of its 2019 budget, which will disburse funds to agencies across the city. The board has been allocated $736,373 for fiscal year 2019, out of the city’s overall operating budget of $319 million. Board chair Jessica...
Blotter: Watch, money stolen from residence
Amelia Langas, Development & Recruitment Editor
November 30, 2018
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Police
A 61-year-old Evanston man reported Wednesday that belongings were stolen from his residence in the 200 block of Ridge Avenue. The man told Evanston Police Department officers that he woke up Wednesday morning and found personal items placed on the foot of the bed where he was sleeping. The items...
Evanston Organizes: Youth & Opportunity United bridges opportunity gap for post-secondary success
Clare Proctor, Assistant City Editor
November 30, 2018
Filed under City, Evanston Organizes, Latest Stories, Top City Stories
This story is part of a series of profiles of activist and community groups across Evanston. Simone Hampton was first exposed to Youth & Opportunity United in middle school, when it was just a drop-in center at the church across the street. Many of her peers at Chute Middle School went through ...
Evanston’s community engagement manager to retire
Kristina Karisch and Amelia Langas
November 28, 2018
Filed under City, City Features, Latest Stories, Top City Stories
Martha Logan’s first day working for Evanston was unremarkable. But she was glad to be there, and is glad she stayed. Nearly three decades later, Logan is now the community engagement manager, a position she will retire from at the end of the year. Logan said she started off working as a public...
Blotter: Man reports attempted break in, being shot with BB gun
Cameron Cook, Assistant Campus Editor
November 28, 2018
Evanston Police Department officers on Monday night responded to a report of a man with a gun in the 1900 block of Jackson Avenue in west Evanston. A 52-year-old Evanston resident told officers that someone was trying to get into his residence and that four unknown men shot him in the back with a...
Former Northwestern student pleads not guilty to criminal sexual assault, battery
Cameron Cook, Assistant Campus Editor
November 28, 2018
Filed under City, Crime, Latest Stories
Former Northwestern student Nicholas Nelson, 22, pleaded not guilty to at least three counts of battery and sexual assault Wednesday. The charges follow events that occured when Nelson attended a party in February, according to Evanston police Cmdr. Ryan Glew. A female Northwestern student attending...
Blotter: Burglary reported in northwest Evanston
Amelia Langas, Development & Recruitment Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Police
Around 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, the Evanston Police Department responded to a call regarding a stolen bicycle in the 2500 block of McDaniel Avenue in northwest Evanston. Responding officers talked to the 67-year-old man who is the resident of the location. The man said that his Trek bicycle — valued...
EFD Station 4 to remain open under approved 2019 operating budget
Kristina Karisch, City Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under City, Local, Top City Stories, Top Stories
Fire Station 4 will remain open following the approval of the city’s 2019 operating budget, ensuring service levels and response times will be maintained at the current standard. “We’re very happy that the council was able to maintain service levels to the community,” said Evanston Fire Chief...
Evanston to host many holiday offerings this December
Gabby Birenbaum, Web Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Local, Top City Stories
Evanston residents can eat, drink and carol their way through this holiday season at a plethora of winter-themed events put on by the city. In the food and beverage category, Downtown Evanston is hosting a “Warm Bevvy Walk” on Dec. 6, where attendees can pick up warm beverages for free at participating...
EPD investigates home invasion
Amelia Langas, Development & Recruitment Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Police, Top City Stories
At around 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, the Evanston Police Department responded to a call regarding a burglary in the 100 block of Burnham Place in south Evanston. According to an EPD news release, the 82-year-old woman whose house had been the subject of the burglary told responding officers that she had...
Attorney General’s office to consider disclosure of Harley Clarke donation amounts
Kristina Karisch, City Editor
November 26, 2018
Filed under City, Latest Stories, Politics
Evanston may have to disclose individual donor amounts to the Harley Clarke Mansion demolition fund, pending a decision from the Illinois Attorney General’s office, assistant city manager Erika Storlie said. Currently, the city only lists the combined total amount of money raised in favor of the...
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