Evanston RoundTable

The Evanston RoundTable serves as the primary news outlet for our community, delivering updates on local government, educational institutions, cultural events, and key issues impacting our city. Our goal is to encourage active participation in civic matters and to help residents tackle the challenges that arise in our diverse community. We aim to enhance understanding and appreciation among individuals of various races, ethnic backgrounds, and income levels.

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ETHS boys track: Amos rules 400 at Minooka Invitational

4 days ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Dennis Mahoney

Stuck in the same qualifying heat in the 400 meters at the Illinois High School Association state track finals last year with New Trier rival Tucker Angelmeyer, Dallas Amos made the mistake of focusing on the wrong person outside of his own running lane and was left on the sidelines when he lost to both Dontrell Young of Oswego and Angelmeyer. Odds are that the Evanston senior won’t make the same mistake again.
Biss spent nearly 3 times as much as Boarini in campaign's final months

6 days ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Alex Harrison

Evanston’s two candidates for mayor combined to raise over $200,000 and spend nearly as much during the last three months of the campaign, with incumbent Daniel Biss taking large majorities on both sides of the ledger, according to campaign finance reports filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections.
Animal Welfare Board discusses feral cats and avian flu

6 days ago | evanstonroundtable.com | WENDI KROMASH

The Animal Welfare Board convened Wednesday evening at the Evanston Animal Shelter. The group focused primarily on two topics. First, members discussed an ordinance (15-O-25) seeking to reduce the amount of time the animal shelter holds stray feral cats so the cats could return more quickly to the wild.
Evanston Land Use Commission reviews comprehensive plan

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Alex Harrison

Despite a sizable amount of work to get through Wednesday night, Evanston’s Land Use Commission managed to complete a review of the entire draft comprehensive plan for Envision Evanston 2045, taking votes on dozens of commissioner-submitted revisions for staff to implement ahead of a final recommendation vote next month.
Housing panel looks at new rules for rent-setting algorithms, vacation rentals

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Alex Harrison

The Housing and Community Development Committee spent its final meeting of the outgoing term Tuesday discussing new restrictions for rental price-setting algorithms and licensing vacation rentals, setting the stage to dig in deeper after the new term begins later this month.
Council Bytes: Honors for Mayor Tisdahl, and more meeting highlights

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Alex Harrison

The month of April is the start of a new era for Evanston’s City Council. It had its first meeting in Morton City Hall, 909 Davis St. on Monday, and a new council term begins later this month. The current council also took time Monday to honor the past, as it celebrated former Mayor Liz Tisdahl, who led the city from 2009 to 2017.
Biss to appoint new Land Use member to fill Halik vacancy

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Alex Harrison

Mayor Daniel Biss plans to appoint affordable housing expert Cat Vielma to the city’s Land Use Commission to fill the vacancy left by the expiration of former Commissioner George Halik’s first term in March, per an email the mayor sent Friday afternoon and shared Sunday with the RoundTable.
ETHS girls soccer: Naperville North boots Kits in tourney opener

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Dennis Mahoney

Evanston’s path to a third straight tournament championship game appearance was different then than it is now. Now? The Wildkits are going to require some help from the others in the field at the seventh annual Lou Malnati’s Deep Dish Classic tournament after suffering their first soccer loss of the season by a 2-0 margin to Naperville North Saturday at Lazier Field.
City Council notes: What's on tap for first meeting at 909 Davis St.

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Alex Harrison

Evanston’s City Council will hold its first meeting at the new Morton City Hall, 909 Davis St., at 6 p.m. on Monday in the Council Chambers on the building’s second floor. It will also be the penultimate meeting of the outgoing City Council term following the consolidated elections on Tuesday, April 1. City officials previously thought the current term would end and the new one would begin on May 12, but recently found out that the election’s early timing has created an exception.
City to expand Divvy bike-sharing network

1 week ago | evanstonroundtable.com | Igor Studenkov

The Environment Board got an update on the city’s plans to expand the local Divvy bike-sharing network next year. At the board’s Thursday, April 10 meeting at the Evanston Public Library, Sarah FioRito, the city’s transportation and mobility coordinator, explained that Evanston will use some of its own money and funding from the Invest in Cook County grant to add five Divvy stations and additional spots where cyclists can drop off dockless electric bikes.