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Articles Posted in: May 2010
Library Falcons Named
The three baby falcons that hatched on top of the Evanston Public Library were examined and banded for tracking today by representatives from the Field Museum of Natural History during a short event at the Library. The three falcons were also named: Lorraine, Hennen and Perkins. Lorraine Named in honor Lorraine H. Morton was Mayor of Evanston from 1993 to 2009. Morton was re-elected in 1997, 2001 and 2005. Earlier, she served on Evanston City Council as Fifth Ward alderman for…
Newsy Items on Monday City Council Agenda
1. The Health Department will be making a presentation on its 2010 workplan. This will include next steps for the development of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in Evanston 2. Fourth Quarter Budget Report for FY 2009/10. This is the first opportunity to give the Council an update on how we ended the fiscal year on February 28, 2010. While the General Fund ended the year $2.6 million under budget, we did not meet all of our end of…
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Community Meeting Tuesday on Neighborhood Shooting
Alderman Lionel Jean-Baptiste sent this email to members of the community last night: "Dear Friends, The Mayor, Ald. Wilson and I are planning a community meeting for this coming Tuesday at 7:15PM at Robert Crown Center. At that time, our Police Department will give us a report on the tragic incident of May 20, 2010 resulting in the shooting death of a young man and injury to another. The Mayor and I walked around the area and spoke with neighbors this afternoon. …
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New on City YouTube Channel
Great exit interview with retiring Fire Chief Alan Berkowsky and coverage of Monday night's Police Awards Ceremony.…
FY 2010/11 Budget Now On Website
The City's adopted budget for FY 2010/11 is now on website.…
Energy Saving Resources for Residents and Businesses
This month marks the end of the year long ComEd Community Energy Challenge. The City of Evanston was selected as one of eleven communities in ComEd’s service territory to participate in their pilot project to reduce energy use community wide. Participating communities are competing for a $100,000 prize. The City submitted an ambitious plan prior to the start of the Challenge that outlined over 20 strategies to achieve an energy reduction goal of 8 million kWh at city facilities, businesses…
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Evanston Police "Click it or Ticket" Results in an Array of Driver Violations
From Evanston Police Department: "On Friday May 14th the Evanston Police Department traffic bureau in conjunction with the national “Click it or Ticket” seatbelt enforcement campaign, conducted the first of three planned enforcement actions. In further efforts to educate and safe guard the driving public, Evanston police officers will be enforcing an array driving violations, with the goal being to make Evanston streets safer for operators of motor vehicles, cyclists and pedestrians. On May 14th 2010, traffic officers conducted enforcement…
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City Council Special Meeting on Capital Projects
The City Council is having a special meeting tonight to discuss capital projects issues. Agenda information can be found on our website (PDF).…
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Police Appreciation Day
Yesterday afternoon the Evanston Police Department chaplains held a ceremony outside of Police Headquarters honoring the men and women of the EPD. This ceremony was part of National Police Week. It was a great event.…
City To Sponsor Code-A-Thon
The City of Evanston seeks residents and students with all levels of computer skills to help move the city website to a new, improved Content Management System on Saturday, June 5 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. The Code-A-Thon will take place at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave., and all participants should bring their laptops with Wi-Fi to the event. The day-long event will offer a wide range of project options including designing graphic and banner ads,…
Evanston Incubator Named Top Ten in Nation by Forbes Magazine
The Evanston Technology Innovation Center was recently named by Forbes Magazine as one of ten technology incubators "changing the world." The TIC is one of Evanston's greatest economic development engines. Glad to see that Forbes agrees.…
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Evanston Receives Assistance to Firefighters Grant
U.S. Senator Richard Durbin announced Thursday that the City of Evanston Fire Department had received a grant of $600,000 to replace an aerial ladder truck. This grant will replace 20 year old equipment and will cover about half the cost of the new equipment.…
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Tribune Video on Library Falcons
Check out latest on our falcons courtesy of the Chicago Tribune…
Newsy Items on Monday City Council Agenda
1. Consideration of construction contract for new roof on Civic Center (staff report - PDF). 2. Consideration of contract for Federal Legislative Advocacy Services (staff report - PDF). 3. Consideration of approval of sidewalk cafe at Las Palmas Restaurant. This was conditional approved last year for Summer/Fall only. This is now back to the Council for consideration of permanent use of sidewalk for dining (staff report - PDF). Agenda Full Agenda Packet…
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2009 EPD Annual Report
The 2009 Annual Report of the Evanston Police Department is now on-line (PDF).…
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…
Evanston Day in Springfield Recap
Mayor Tisdahl led a group from Evanston to Springfield last week for “Evanston Day in Springfield.” Anna Kelly, an NU student intern this quarter in the City Manager’s Office, went down to Springfield with the group and shares her thoughts for the blog: “The City of Evanston Community Lobby Day in Springfield took place Thursday, April 29th, and it was a huge success! A group of 70 Evanston community members and community leaders traveled to the state capital in Springfield,…
Evanston Day in Springfield Recap
Mayor Tisdahl led a group from Evanston to Springfield last week for "Evanston Day in Springfield." Anna Kelly, an NU student intern this quarter in the City Manager's Office, went down to Springfield with the group and shares her thoughts for the blog: "The City of Evanston Community Lobby Day in Springfield took place Thursday, April 29th, and it was a huge success! A group of 70 Evanston community members and community leaders traveled to the state capital in Springfield,…