City of Evanston Blog
Articles Posted in: April 2010
Happy Earth Day
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. The City of Evanston has a demonstrated commitment to environmental sustainability. On May 27, 2006, the City Council adopted a strategic plan that included a commitment to sustainable practices and infrastructure as key goals. In October 2006, the City Council voted unanimously to sign the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement, resulting in a commitment to reduce Evanston greenhouse gas emissions 7% below our 1990 levels by 2012. This was followed by the…
Fire at 1106 Crain
Here is an update on the fire this morning from Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky: "A fire broke out around 11:15 AM today. A single 911 call reported heavy smoke coming out of the apartment at 1106 Crain. This is a four-story apartment building managed by Nimrod Realty Company. Upon arrival of the first companies, heavy smoke and fire was reported out of the third floor rear side of the building with extension to the forth floor unit. Firefighters laid lines…
Library Falcons Have Their Own Facebook Page
The falcons living on the roof of the Evanston Public Library downtown now have their own Facebook page.…
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City Officials Lobby Illinois General Assembly
Mayor Tisdahl and I went down to Springfield for the day Thursday to participate in the annual lobby day of the Illinois Municipal League (IML). Since we had a City Council meeting the night before, we decided to try taking the train to Springfield. We left Evanston for the quick Metra trip to Chicago at 5:45 AM and boarded an Amtrak train to Springfield at 7:00 AM. By 10:30 AM, we were in Springfield. Our first stop was the…
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City Council Approves RFI for Wind Turbine Farm
The City Council unanimously authorized issuing a Request for Information for interested parties to provide information to the City on a proposed wind turbine farm in Lake Michigan. The next steps will be to see what information is submitted during the late Spring/early Summer to the City on feasibility of further work on this proposal. Clip above is from ABC 7 WLS-TV tonight.…
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Water/Sewer Presentation
Tonight's presentation on water and sewer fund issues can be found here (PDF).…
The Township of Evanston
Tuesday night is the annual meeting of the Township of Evanston. The Township is a separate unit of government from the City of Evanston. Townships in Illinois were created in 1848 and today there are 1,432 townships in Illinois in 85 of Illinois' 102 counties. Evanston Township is one of fifteen townships in Illinois that are coterminous with a muncipality. In this case under Illinois law, certain City of Evanston officials serve in Township capacities: the City Council serves as…
Newsy Items on Monday and Tuesday City Council Agendas
This week is a strange schedule for the Council. Monday is a special meeting starting at 7:30 PM. Two items on the agenda. First is a discussion of water and sewer issues. Staff will present a Powerpoint presentation to walk through the various issues facing both sewer and water. Both need more money. Sewer because of the substantial debt it has to pay off on capital projects. Water to help fund additional capital projects. We are going to propose a variety of…
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Evanston Day in Springfield
The City of Evanston and Northwestern University will host Evanston Day in Springfield on Thursday April 29, 2010. This will be an opportunity for Evanston civic leaders and residents to come to Springfield to have our voices heard on issues of importance to Evanston. NU President Morton Schapiro will host an end of day reception for legislative leaders and the Evanston delegation. The City will be renting a bus to take the delegation to Springfield. It will leave Evanston…
Evanston Census Response Update
Evanston is just about at national average as of April 2. Check post over next few weeks to see how we are doing.…