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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... Continue

Senator Dick Durbin Visit on Home Foreclosures

U.S. Senator Dick Durbin visited Evanston this morning to tour the area of west Evanston that will be helped by the City's $18 million Federal grant to rid the community of many of its abandoned foreclosed homes. Accompanying Senator... Continue

NSP Grant Application Overview Video

This is a video done this past summer by the Evanston Roundtable that gives a great overview of the City's successful NSP2 application.... Continue

Evanston Receives $18 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds

The City of Evanston has received over $18 million in Neighborhood Stabilization Funds (NSP2) through the Federal Government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act that will be used in a public/private partnership to help redevelop or create new construction to address... Continue

Newsy Items on the November 9th City Council Agenda

Before the meeting at 8:10 PM, the City will be holding a ceremony to dedicate the Civic Center after Mayor Morton and to unveil new sign out front. 1. I am presenting a report on my first 90 days. Report... Continue

Day 2 in Washington

Day 2 in Washington was once again focused on advocating on behalf of the City's Neighborhood Stabilization Grant. We started the day at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which is the agency which is offering the grant. The... Continue