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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 Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center covered in snow.

City Council delays budget vote to next meeting due to fiscal transparency concerns

April 26, 2022

City Council held an ordinance Monday that would have enabled Interim City Manager Kelley Gandurski to increase the city’s total budget by over $11 million for the 2021 fiscal year.  The initial...

A bug’s-eye view photo of Evanston’s Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, taken in daylight. The center is a brown brick building with the front door set into a tan stone wall.

City Council increases FY 2020 budget, evaluates COVID-19 revenue losses

April 13, 2021

City Council unanimously approved an amendment to increase the fiscal year 2020 budget by just over $14 million, a move that reflects COVID-19 revenue losses, incoming federal grants and areas of unforeseen...

Mayor Steve Hagerty and interim city manager Erika Storlie. The city made cuts to its budget in hopes of reducing the long-term financial impact of COVID-19 on Evanston.

City makes significant budget cuts to reduce COVID-19-driven deficit

October 11, 2020

After a COVID-19-driven recession dropped city revenue, Evanston slashed portions of its proposed budget in hopes of reducing long-term deficits. Due to the pandemic’s toll on sectors like hotels,...

Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Over the summer, City Council discussed budgetary concerns related to the COVID-19 recession and the possibility of defunding or reimagining Evanston Police Department.

Summer in Evanston: City faces significant budget losses, Council discusses reimagining of EPD

September 16, 2020

Amid a COVID-19-driven recession and mass business closures, Evanston faces significant budget losses After a pandemic prompted statewide stay-at-home orders, mask mandates and social distancing requirements...

Chief Financial Officer Hitesh Desai. Desai said Evanston’s projected revenue shortfall is around $12 million.

City Council reviews 2020 budget projections, COVID-19 grants and 2021 budget plans

August 10, 2020

The prospect of Northwestern’s football season being canceled and uncertainty around the University’s fall student population will significantly impact Evanston’s 2020 budget, Chief Financial Officer...

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