City officials discussed their plans to offset a recent uptick in rat activity, specifically in the 6th Ward, on Thursday.   In September, the 6th Ward received an average of about eight rat complaints...

City Council unanimously approved the $800,000 settlement with Copenhaver Construction and Christopher B. Burke Engineering over the Fountain Square defects and discussed two amendments to the leaf blower...

Almost a year after the city banned gas- and propane-powered leaf blowers — an effort meant to reduce the city’s “carbon footprint”  — the city is considering a short-term pause for the coming...

Evanston banned the use of gas- and propane-powered leaf blowers in Evanston Sunday, making the city one of the first in Illinois to implement such a ban, according to Public Health Manager Greg Olsen. City...

When Ald. Devon Reid (8th) walks his dog late at night, he said he sometimes sees a rat pop out from an alley.  Reid is not the only one to run into these rodents. Many residents have spotted them...