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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’s first cider distillery awaits approval on new license

October 10, 2016

A new cider brewery is in the process of opening up in Evanston. North Shore Cider Company will open at 707 Howard St. later this year and will sell craft cider in bottles and growler fills for off-premises...

Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks to a crowd of supporters on Nov. 4, 2014, the night he was elected governor of Illinois. Rauner signed a bill this week releasing motor fuel tax revenue to local governments, including Evanston.

Gov. Bruce Rauner approves release of fuel tax revenue to local governments

December 10, 2015

Illinois Budget Crisis Evanston will soon receive motor fuel tax revenue withheld by the state for more than five months during the Illinois budget impasse after Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill...

Ald. Brian Miller (9th) attends a City Council meeting. Aldermen rejected Millers proposal at Mondays meeting for a gun violence prevention program that would add five youth outreach workers to city staff.

Aldermen dismiss gun violence prevention proposal for efficacy concerns

November 10, 2015

Aldermen rejected a proposal Monday to add five full-time youth outreach workers to help combat gun violence in Evanston. Ald. Brian Miller's (9th) proposal that would have put more "boots on the ground"...

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl attends a City Council meeting. Tisdahl told aldermen at Monday’s meeting that Evanston’s share of state income taxes will likely get cut due to the state’s growing debt pile.

Aldermen urge movement in state budget impasse

November 10, 2015

Illinois Budget Crisis In the state’s fifth month without a budget, aldermen unanimously passed a resolution Monday urging Illinois politicians to work toward the release of certain funds owed...

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...

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