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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


​​The revised proposed budget includes 13 measures to increase revenues in 2025, which will allow the city to reduce its reliance on reserves to cover its $12.5 million General Fund deficit.

City Council revises 2025 proposed budget before upcoming vote

November 12, 2024

Evanston City Council introduced a revised fiscal year 2025 proposed budget Monday night, representing a roughly $3 million decrease in expenses from the previously proposed budget announced Oct. 4.  After...

The Weekly: Evanston budget, football win against Maryland and the end of NU-Q’s relationship with Al Jazeera

October 13, 2024

What’s in Evanston’s proposed 2025 budget? What led to the Wildcats’ dominating performance against Maryland football? The Daily answers these questions and recaps other top stories from the last...

Chief Financial Officer of the Finance and Budget Committee Hitesh Desai speaks on Tuesday night. To prevent the decrease in General Fund revenues, city staff prepared a list of 38 ideas which could be implemented beginning in 2026 to increase fund balances and address the $23 million deficit between revenues and expenses in the proposed budget.

General Fund balance to decrease to near zero by 2027, if property taxes stay unchanged

October 8, 2024

Evanston’s General Fund balance is projected to decrease to nearly zero by 2027 if the property tax levy is not increased, Budget Manager Clayton Black said at Tuesday’s Finance and Budget Committee...

The only projected property tax increase is to the Evanston Public Library’s operating and debt service tax, which will provide the city with an additional $412,952 compared to last year’s levies.

Evanston proposed 2025 budget down $9.3 million from 2024

October 6, 2024

Evanston released its proposed 2025 budget Friday, which totals $398,934,953 in expenditures — marking a $9.3 million decrease from the city’s adopted 2024 expenses, inclusive of operating transfers...

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