Catherine Hurley

Evanston resident Verzell James holds up sign in protest at City Council meeting Monday. Fifth Ward residents expressed frustration that the city received the award as it planned to install a water pumping station in their neighborhood.

Evanston receives 4-STAR community recertification

May 4, 2018

Larger Evanston stores like CVS no longer provide consumers with free disposable plastic bags. The ban was passed in July 2014 and aimed to eliminate plastic bags completely by August 2015.

City’s plastic bag ban off to smooth start

January 8, 2016

District 65 approves solar panels at King Arts magnet school

Andy Weir, Reporter

November 3, 2015

The District 65 School Board approved last month a plan to install solar panels at an Evanston magnet school by the end of the year to boost energy efficiency and to educate students about sustainability. The new project at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr...

Evanston works with Northwestern students to test bike safety signs

Margaret Corn, Reporter

October 18, 2015

The city is collaborating with Northwestern students to increase communication between bicyclists and drivers through hand signals by developing new signage to be implemented next spring. The program, approved by the city’s...

City moves Public Works Agency forward with new bureau managers

Julia Jacobs, City Editor

October 6, 2015

In the next step toward reorganizing Evanston’s Public Works and Utilities departments under one agency, the city announced Monday the appointment of three of the agency’s bureau managers. Although the city named current employees to...

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