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On Wednesday, the Citizen Police Review Commission of Evanston voted that an internal police department investigation into alleged rule violations by two officers was “complete, thorough, objective and fair.” An EPD departmental inquiry into potential rule violations by two officers was launched in February. An individual filed complaints about the way officers responded to a...

City Manager Luke Stowe appointed Dave Stoneback as deputy city manager and Edgar Cano as public works director, the city announced in a Friday news release. Prior to his appointment, Stoneback had served as the interim deputy city manager since October 2021, when former city manager Erika Storlie resigned and the search for a new...

Evanston Now Recap: Planning and Development Committee Heres a recap of our live coverage of this evenings Evanston City Council Planning and Development Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:40 p.m. A packet with information on tonight’s agenda items is available online. The committee is scheduled to consider introduction of an ordinance that would landmark the Christian Science church at 2715 Hurd Ave. and to discuss a possible tree protection ordinance and issues around...

Evanston Now Homeowners fume about plan to fine them for putting plants on the parkway. People are passionate about parkway plantings. Say that five times fast. Okay, don’t. The sixty people who attended a virtual public hearing Wednesday night about the city’s proposed new parkway planting rules were passionate enough. And their message to City staff could perhaps be summed up by what resident Lucy Elam had to say: “You need to take this back and scrap it and start over.” Parkways are...

Evanston Now Recap: Administration and Public Works Committee Heres a recap of our live coverage of this afternoons Evanston City Council Administration and Public Works Committee meeting. The meeting is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. A packet with information on the agenda items is available online. Meeting called to order at 4:03 p.m. Alderman Tom Suffredin, 6th Ward, is chairing the meeting. Aldermen Ann Rainey, 8th Ward, and Cicely Fleming, 9th Ward, are also present. No speakers present for ...

Evanston Now City says: Don’t do this An Evanston Now reader noticed some unusual attachments on a row of Maple trees in the parkway on Orrington Avenue this afternoon. The scene on Orrington Avenue near Orrington School in northeast Evanston. An Evanston Now reader noticed some unusual attachments on a row of Maple trees in the parkway on Orrington Avenue this afternoon. We asked Public Works Director Dave Stoneback about it, and he says it appears somebody decided...

The Weekly: Week 5 Recap Evanston’s aldermen are discussing solutions to replace lead water pipes in private residences and a look into how Evanston’s small businesses are celebrating Valentine’s Day from hot chocolate bombs to virtual dance parties. The Weekly: Week Five Recap breaks down our top headlines with the reporters and editors who covered them. ILANA AROUGHETI: From The Daily Northwestern, I’m Ilana Arougheti. NATHAN ANSELL: And I’m Nathan Ansell. This is The Weekly: a podc...

Evanston Now The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. A packet with information on tonight’s agenda items is available online. Meeting called to order at 5:35 p.m. Alderman Judy Fiske, 1st Ward, not present at the start of the meeting, but arrived later. Mayor Steve Hagerty introduces Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. Notes that County distributed $632K in federal COVID-19 funds to the city to help with pandemic-related costs and is working on additional aid. He also notes H...

Lead On: A federal rule full of holes For about three decades, Evanston has collected nearly 440 water samples for lead testing. 60% came from the historically White and wealthy 6th and 7th wards. Only 1.8% came from the historically Black 5th Ward. HEENA SRIVASTAVA: When my co-reporter Kalen and I started reporting this story, it was based on one of those hunches you really hope isn’t true — one of those stories where, if you were wrong, it meant people were doing their jobs well. But if y...