Evanston budget Archives - Evanston Now

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City plans video outreach session on budget

The City of Evanston plans a live cable and internet broadcast of a public meeting Sept. 13 to discuss next year's city budget. The meeting will be held from 7

By Bill Smith on August 30, 2017 - 16:18

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Employee pay: How does Evanston compare?

Evanston city workers on average don't make as much as their counterparts in the City of Chicago, but do better than workers for Cook County and the State of Illinois.

By Bill Smith on August 28, 2017 - 15:10

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Out-of-towners could face higher parking fees

Non-residents could face higher fees to park in city garages and parking lots under an idea floated at the Evanston City Council's meeting Monday night. As aldermen offered suggestions for

By Bill Smith on August 15, 2017 - 14:54

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Downtown development and your property taxes

Local government agencies will extract roughly $230 million dollars in property taxes from property owners in Evanston this year. While those taxes keep going up, new development may play a role

By Bill Smith on August 11, 2017 - 14:26

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Manager calls for furlough day to close budget gap

City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz will recommend Monday that Evanston aldermen impose a one-day unpaid furlough on city employees for the day after Thanksgiving as a way to help close a

By Bill Smith on August 10, 2017 - 21:44

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No easy answers for city revenue shortfall

Evanston aldermen -- having rejected increasing parking meter fines this week -- may have trouble finding easier answers to closing a multi-million dollar budget gap this year -- and potentially an even

By Bill Smith on July 28, 2017 - 22:12

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City plans hiring freeze

Faced with a projected $4.3 million general fund revenue shortfall, City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz will recommend to aldermen Monday a citywide hiring freeze and trimming the projected pay raise being

By Bill Smith on July 22, 2017 - 12:35

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Parking hikes: Rates, tickets or time?

Evanston aldermen asked the City Manager this morning for information on possible alternatives to the manager's plan for a $5 increase in parking fines. City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz said most

By Bill Smith on October 15, 2011 - 18:09

Survey: Minimize tax hikes in closing budget gap

Evanston Now readers split into three groups when asked about how much of the the City of Evanston's budget gap should be closed by raising property taxes. To close its

By Bill Smith on September 15, 2011 - 15:35

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Manager: State aid cuts would force police, fire layoffs

Evanston City Manager Wally Bobkiewicz told aldermen Monday that if the state goes through with cuts in aid to cities being discussed in Springfield the city will have to reduce

By Bill Smith on May 17, 2011 - 15:45

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Will city build a barn in your neighborhood?

Evanston's Public Works Department is considering building a barn-like salt storage warehouse in one of three city neighborhoods. The department will ask the City council Monday night to select a

By Bill Smith on May 15, 2011 - 23:45

Editorial: Rethink salt barn plan

Evanston aldermen should send city staff back to the drawing board to come up with a better proposal for a new city salt storage facility. It a time of financial

By Bill Smith on May 15, 2011 - 23:43

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Report looks at fire staffing levels

The Chicago News Cooperative today published a comparison of fire department staffing in the nation's ten largest cities that shows Chicago ranks second only to Houston in the number of firefighters per

By Bill Smith on May 13, 2011 - 22:20

City: State cuts would ‘tear at the heart’ of Evanston

City of Evanston officials today urged residents to call local state lawmakers to urge them not to cut funding for Evanston and other local governments as the legislature rushes to

By Bill Smith on May 12, 2011 - 17:23

NY Times: Cities put the squeeze on non-profits

The New York Times today reports on efforts by cities around the country to raise more revenue by pushing for payments from big non-profits -- mainly universities and hospitals. The

By Bill Smith on May 12, 2011 - 13:49

More fodder for the budget debate

The Village of Niles this week published a document claiming to show that it has the lowest out-of-pocket costs for homeowners of any of 13 local communities checked. And, guess

By Bill Smith on May 12, 2011 - 13:14

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