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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

City manager Erika Storlie. City Council voted Monday to commit to increasing the reserve fund to 16.66 percent of expenses.

Erika Storlie confirmed as Evanston’s next city manager

October 20, 2020

Evanston City Council confirmed Erika Storlie as the city’s next city manager on Monday night. The vote passed 7-3, with Alds. Robin Rue Simmons (5th), Thomas Suffredin (6th) and Cicely Fleming (9th)...

The three finalists for Evanston’s city manager position. From left to right, the finalists are Aretha Ferrell-Benavides, Marie Peoples and Erika Storlie.

Residents express dismay with city manager search, claim lack of transparency

October 13, 2020

Residents expressed dismay at the City Council’s city manager search process, accusing the council of a lack of transparency and contradicting their commitment to end structural racism during a Monday...

City Council introduced the final version of the 2021 budget for adoption at the next council meeting on Nov. 23.

City forms subcommittee to plan alternative emergency response pilot

September 29, 2020

City Council approved the formation of an Alternative Emergency Response subcommittee on Tuesday. The subcommittee, which will be chaired by Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th), was initially proposed at an Aug....

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Over the summer, City Council discussed budgetary concerns related to the COVID-19 recession and the possibility of defunding or reimagining Evanston Police Department.

Summer in Evanston: City faces significant budget losses, Council discusses reimagining of EPD

September 16, 2020

Amid a COVID-19-driven recession and mass business closures, Evanston faces significant budget losses After a pandemic prompted statewide stay-at-home orders, mask mandates and social distancing requirements...

Ald. Donald Wilson (4th). Wilson said he believes a proposed local eviction moratorium will do more harm than good to Evanston tenants.

Council tables local eviction moratorium in conflict with CDC, state directives

September 15, 2020

City Council voted Monday to table a resolution that would have created a temporary moratorium on tenant eviction notices due to COVID-19.  The proposed moratorium, similar to a directive currently...

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