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Mayor Meets with County Board President Preckwinkle
Mayor Tisdahl met Saturday morning with new Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in Evanston as part of a morning tour of the community hosted by County Commissioner Larry Suffredin. The Mayor raised several issues with Preckwinkle. First, the Mayor asked the County's assistance in the establishment of a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in partnership with Erie Family Health Center. Second, the Mayor asked for the County's assistance in obtaining Federal Homeland Security funds to add additional security…
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Debt and the Chicago Tribune
The Chicago Tribune newspaper is an expert on debt on many fronts. Unfortunately a recent editorial by the Chicago Tribune on local government debt got it wrong about Evanston. Below is the text of a Letter to the Editor Mayor Tisdahl sent today to the Tribune: Dear Editor: I am writing to express my concerns about the incomplete information contained in your December 3, 2010 editorial regarding debts and liabilities held by the City of Evanston. The editorial listed all…
Mayor Tisdahl Meets with Senator Richard Durbin
Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl met Friday afternoon with Illinois Senator Richard Durbin in Chicago to discuss Evanston issues and ask for the Senator's support of the City's Federal Community Challenge Planning Grant to construct 67 low-income housing units on the City's westside. This project, known as Emerson Square, would be an offshoot of the City's existing work through the $18 million NSP2 grant the City received last year. Mayor Tisdahl reports that Senator Durbin was very interested in the project and…
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