Bob Seidenberg

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Reporter at Evanston RoundTable

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City council to vote on proposed rule changes in June meeting

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

The current “Rules and Organization of the City Council of the City of Evanston,” more commonly referred to as “Council Rules,” were initially drawn up to serve as a guidebook for councilmembers as they conducted city business.
Programs to enhance city’s business districts moving forward piece by piece

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Evanston economic development officials reported making headway last week on a number of initiatives included in the Evanston Thrives report designed to activate the city’s business districts. At the April 23 Economic Development Committee meeting, officials provided a status report on the projects — many having grown out of the 2023 Evanston Thrives study, which recommended strategies policy makers could take to help business districts thrive as they emerged from COVID.
Howard Street restaurant's loan request for fire damage met with skepticism

2 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

A request from the owner of Howard Street’s Good To Go Jamaican restaurant for city assistance to rebuild after a devastating Nov. 29 fire failed to win initial support from members of the Economic Development Committee (EDC) Wednesday. Lacking a quorum, committee members didn’t take a formal vote on owner Lenice Levy’s request for a $120,000 loan to support building repairs.
Illinois court upholds mixed-use development in Evanston

3 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

The Illinois First District Appellate Court upheld Monday a Cook County Circuit Court decision denying a property owner’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop a mixed-use development proposed for Church Street west of Darrow Avenue from moving forward.
Evanston Public Library considers separation from city

3 weeks ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Facing significant renovation costs on a building it doesn’t own, the Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees is reaching out to a consultant to look at the library’s financial future and recommend options, including the possibility of EPL separating from the city to become its own district.
Evanston Public Library considers separation from city

3 weeks ago | finance.einnews.com | Bob Seidenberg

Facing significant renovation costs on a building it doesn’t own, the Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees is reaching out to a consultant to look at the library’s financial future and recommend options, including the possibility of EPL separating from the city to become its own district.
City budget manager: Federal funding threats 'a grave concern'

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Evanston has not experienced the same shock of an impending loss of federal funds as Northwestern University, but city officials are keeping a watchful eye on their own situation as the next budget season grows closer.
Honorary street sign for former Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl moves to council - Evanston RoundTable

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Eight years out of office, Elizabeth Tisdahl, the only one of the city’s mayors to also have school board service on her record, is on track to have a street named in her honor. Members of the city’s Human Services Committee voted unanimously Monday to recommend designating a portion of Martha Lane at Simpson Street as “Elizabeth Tisdahl Way,” in recognition of the former mayor, who served from 2009 to 2017.
Evanston nonprofit connects people with autism to job opportunities

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

Henry Testard has been on the job roughly a half hour at the Thermal Laminating Corporation at 2220 Greenwood Ave., carefully lining up cardboard pieces on a wood frame to make into the boxes used to stabilize parts that go into the company’s laminator kits. “You don’t want to bend them too much or they’ll fall off,” he instructs a visitor who came over to watch.
Tree talk: Committee tables homeowner’s request to remove leaning elm

1 month ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Bob Seidenberg

A northwest Evanston homeowner will have to wait a little longer for a decision from the city on whether she can remove an elm tree from her backyard, which is currently leaning over a neighbor’s garage. Members of the city’s Human Services Committee were deadlocked 2-2 on Monday over whether to grant Kristina Pierce’s request to remove the elm from her property on the 3400 block of Park Place.