Evanston Now

3 days ago | evanstonnow.com | Matthew Eadie

The City Council Rules Committee voted Monday night to require a two-thirds vote to name an acting mayor. The measure was sought by Ald. Parielle Davis (7th), as the council committee discussed a revamp of its rules. Evanston hasn’t had an acting mayor since Mayor John Emery resigned in 1970 for health reasons.

3 days ago | evanstonnow.com | Matthew Eadie

The Evanston City Council Rules Committee rejected Monday night a rule change that would — on some rare occasions — let the mayor rescue an ordinance from defeat. Under current council rules, if two members are absent and the vote for an ordinance is 4-3 in favor, the ordinance is rejected because it fails to get the absolute majority of the nine member council required to adopt an ordinance.

3 days ago | evanstonnow.com | Matthew Eadie

Pace, the suburban bus service, said that despite failure by the Illinois General Assembly to pass a public transit and reform bill by the Saturday night deadline, there won’t be any impacts to service, “for now.” In a statement Monday, Pace said while legislators in Springfield are working toward addressing the massive budget shortfall, “no changes to Pace service for 2025 have been proposed.” Pace operates about 240 fixed routes region-wide, including several in Evanston and the Pulse...

4 days ago | evanstonnow.com | Matthew Eadie

Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss will call a special City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 24, to introduce the draft of Envision Evanston 2045, the comprehensive plan rewrite, for discussion for the first time at City Hall. The draft, which spent months undergoing review by the Land Use Commission including three revised drafts, is heading to a Council with three new members who weren’t on board when alders decided to rewrite of the city’s 25-year-old comprehensive plan.

4 days ago | evanstonnow.com | Matthew Eadie

Northwestern University’s softball stadium, directly adjacent to the Ryan Field construction site, will soon undergo a renovation of its own, with the City of Evanston releasing details of the planned Kirkpatrick Stadium. The stadium will sit in the same spot as the existing Sharon J. Drysdale field, yet the existing stands around the field will be demolished. The new stadium will be named after NU trustee and former student-athlete Harreld N.