Evanston budget
Private support modest for Evanston library
Monday, March 8, 2010, at 11:21 am by Bill SmithAs branch library supporters embark on an effort to raise nearly a half million a year to keep the branches open, Evanston Now has learned that total private support for Evanston's libraries has averaged roughly half that amount in recent years.
City budget ball in unions' court
Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at 10:51 am by Bill SmithWith Monday night's adoption by the City Council of a new Evanston city budget, the focus shifts to whether the city will be able to persuade its unions to agree to a series of concessions built into the budget document.
Recap: City Council
Monday, February 22, 2010, at 6:40 pm by Bill SmithHere's a recap of our live coverage of tonight's Evanston City Council meeting, at which the aldermen finally adopted a budget for the fiscal year that starts next week.
City eyes capital spending cuts
Monday, February 22, 2010, at 11:06 am by Bill SmithEvanston aldermen tonight will be asked to approve cuts in planned capital improvement projects to slow projected increases in property-tax-funded debt.
Recap: Special City Council budget meeting
Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 7:54 am by Bill SmithWith just eight days left to go before the start of the new fiscal year, the Evanston City Council held a special meeting this morning to try to reach final agreement on a budget. Here's a recap of our live coverage.
Library board: Hands off endowment
Wednesday, February 17, 2010, at 11:02 pm by Bill SmithThe Evanston Library Board tonight rejected a request from the City Council that it devote some portion of the library's $2 million endowment to keeping the branch libraries open.
Race, class and library branches
Monday, February 15, 2010, at 10:47 am by Bill SmithAs Evanston officials try to resolve the debate over branch libraries, one issue lurking in the background is the economic and racial disparity between the neighborhoods that do have branches and those that don't.
Viewpoint: Chamber backs city budget cuts
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 1:47 pm by Jonathan PermanThe Evanston Chamber of Commerce endorses the basic principles of the proposed 2010-11 City of Evanston budget.
As business owners, we understand first-hand the difficult financial decisions that confront the City Council. We have had to make these same types of decisions in the last year which have resulted in layoffs, cutbacks, and other serious measures.
Budget, trash rate decisions delayed
Tuesday, February 9, 2010, at 10:11 am by Bill SmithEvanston aldermen Monday voted to delay a vote on the city's budget after learning that telecommunications problems would make it impossible for one of their number to participate the scheduled debate.
Cuts would return city staff to 1970s levels
Monday, February 8, 2010, at 11:41 am by Bill SmithIf the Evanston City Council tonight adopts the budget proposed by the city manager, it will return city staffing to levels of the mid 1970s.
City staffing hit a recent peak of 886 full-time-equivalent employees in 2002, according to the city's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
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