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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

City manager Wally Bobkiewicz attends a City Council meeting. Aldermen voted to pass Monday the city’s 2016 budget, including a 2 percent increase to fund police and fire pensions.

City Council adopts 2016 budget, library tax levy expansion

November 24, 2015

Illinois Budget Crisis Aldermen voted Monday to approve the city’s 2016 budget, which includes a 2 percent increase to fund pensions. They also passed an expanded Evanston Public Library tax levy...

Karen Danczak Lyons, director at Evanston Public Library, presents a plan for the library’s 2016 budget before aldermen at a special City Council meeting Saturday morning. The proposed tax levy increases library funding by about 4 percent.

Evanston Public Library requests expanded budget for new programming

October 25, 2015

Evanston Public Library requested the city increase the library’s tax levy about 4 percent to fund expanded programming and new staffing for the coming year. Aldermen voted unanimously at a special...

Proposed Evanston budget increases property taxes, plans for potential cuts

October 10, 2015

Illinois Budget Crisis Under Evanston's proposed 2016 budget, city residents would see their property taxes rise 0.4 percent. The city released Friday its proposed budget for the next fiscal...

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