Here's a recap of our live coverage of tonight's Evanston City Council meeting at which the Council will have public hearings on a bond issue for Chiaravalle Montessori Schools, on an expansion of the Howard Ridge TIF district and on the proposed 2019 property tax levy.
Illinoisans will be asked to vote on a Constitutional Amendment to change our state income tax from a flat tax to a graduated rate tax in November 2020.
Evanston city officials say there's no evidence to support claims that this year's increase in hourly parking rates has driven shoppers away from the city.
Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to discuss a proposal to let Northwestern University conduct a two-year test of holding commercial events in its Welsh-Ryan Arena.
With on-street parking rates scheduled to jump again next year, Evanston officials this week were unable to answer key questions about the impact of this year's rate hike on parking services in the city.
A controversy that broke out at last summer's Custer Fair in Evanston has led to renaming a Cook County agency to drop "Homeland Security" from its name.
