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The Daily Northwestern

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

2020 Year in Review: Around town and on campus

January 19, 2021

2020 was a year for the history books. Here are some of the biggest events from the year in Evanston and at Northwestern. Closed captions available. Email: [email protected]  Twitter:...

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

Council weighs reserve funding resolution residents fear could raise property taxes

January 12, 2021

Aldermen debated a resolution that would allocate $1.9 million of reserve funding into the general fund balance annually through 2025 at Monday’s City Council meeting, a measure some say could lead to...

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Evanston’s NAACP chapter hosted a Black History Month event highlighting equity initiatives in Evanston’s municipal institutions Monday.

2020 in Evanston headlines: COVID-19, a new city manager and municipal elections

January 10, 2021

With everything that’s happened in the past year, it’s hard to keep track of even the city’s biggest news. So The Daily Northwestern is here to remind you just how much went down over the past 12...

Ald. Cicely Fleming (9th). The city approved a budget with a one percent property tax increase Monday, but Fleming said the city should also draw funding from the University’s $1 million Good Neighbor Racial Equity Fund.

Approved 2021 budget set to raise property taxes by 1 percent

November 24, 2020

City Council passed a budget for the 2021 fiscal year that raises property taxes by 1 percent, a vote coming after residents called on aldermen to slim down a 5.9 percent tax increase proposed in October.  After...

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

City Council introduces 2021 budget for adoption on Nov. 23

November 10, 2020

City Council moved to introduce the final version of the 2021 budget for adoption on Nov. 23 at its Monday meeting. The 2021 budget has undergone several changes since it was introduced at the start...

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