The gap between Evanston's revenue and spending for the upcoming fiscal year has risen to $7.5 million, city manager Wally Bobkiewicz said in a budget meeting last week. Bobkiewicz, who spoke on Sept....

Aldermen passed a resolution Monday 6-2 allowing city staff to move forward with the process of increasing Evanston’s real estate transfer tax. The transfer tax resolution, if passed at the Aug. 13...

Evanston Police Chief Richard Eddington announced his retirement from EPD at a Monday press conference. Eddington, who has served as police chief since 2007, said he will officially retire at the end of...

Former assistant to the city manager Kimberly Richardson was promoted to deputy city manager, according to a Wednesday press release. Richardson has served in her current role at the city manager’s...

The Village of Skokie filed a lawsuit in a U.S. District Court against Evanston Wednesday, claiming that increased water rates violate the Fifth and 14th Amendments. The lawsuit, filed by Skokie along...