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The City's Public Works Department collected over 500 pounds of recycling from the 4th of July parade.... Continue
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... Continue
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... Continue
Earth Hour in Evanston
The City of Evanston is joining communities throughout the world in observing Earth Hour tomorrow night, Saturday March 27. We will be turning off lights at all City facilities from 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM and we encourage all... Continue
Affordable Living Fair Today
Today the City is presenting a fair at the Fleetwood Jourdain Center, 1655 Foster Street with weatherization tips, home improvement do-it-yourself demonstrations, cost-cutting solutions, healthy and affordable meal ideas, tax help, and home safety information. The fair is part of... Continue
City Recruits NU Students to Help Sign-up Evanston Businesses for $350,000 in Reserved ComEd Energy Efficiency Program Funds
The City of Evanston’s Office of Sustainability has recruited over a dozen Northwestern University students to pound the pavement during the month of January, visiting area businesses and encouraging them to go green and save green by signing up for... Continue
LED Christmas Tree Light Exchange a Success
The City received 70 strands of old Christmas tree lights from residents for recycling and traded out our entire allotment of 70 new strands of LED lights. All with an hour to spare before the Civic Center closes for the... Continue
Evanston Sustainability Programs Highlighted
Evanston efforts on sustainability were recently featured in a Climate Change Quiz on the program "Worldview" on radio station WBEZ. The program can be found here and the mention of Evanston starts 24:33 into program.... Continue
Free Holiday Light Exchange with Energy Star Pledge
Check out our press release on program to exchange old holiday lights with LED lights when you take the ENERGY STAR pledge. Great idea!!!... Continue
Council Actions on 11/16/09
1. Received report on Climate Action Plan and directed staff to continue implementation of the plan with particular emphasis on distributing grant funds received for residential weatherization programs and to continue close partnership with Citizens for a Greener Evanston and... Continue
Special City Council Meeting Monday Night
The City Council will have a special meeting Monday evening to talk about three of its 2010 goals: the climate action plan, lakefront development and Robert Crown Center improvements. The meeting starts at 7 PM in the City Council Chambers,... Continue
Day 2 in Springfield
The Mayor and I started Thursday with a meeting with the Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director of the Illinois Municipal League (IML). This organization represents the Cities, Towns and Villages of Illinois in Springfield. We spent our breakfast reviewing... Continue
Green Building Ordinance Passed
Biggest news out of the City Council meeting night was the adoption of a green building ordinance. A Chicago Tribune blog site does a good job detailing the action. The ordinance impacts only large newly constructed projects. A citizens committee... Continue
Council Actions on 10/12/09
1. Approved community budget workshop schedule. First meeting Saturday November 7 all day, followed by evening meetings November 12, 17 and 30. More info to come. 2. Approved Federal, State, Regional Government Affairs Agenda. 3. Began discussion of Council Goal... Continue
Newsy Items on the October 12th City Council Agenda
1. Final review of proposed community budget workshop schedule. 2. Discussion of Council Goal concerning Federal, State, Regional Government Affairs Agenda. 3. Discussion of Council Goal concerning safety. 4. Review of City's annual financial report and acturial report of Fire... Continue
Big Weekend in Evanston
Three big City events in Evanston this weekend: Saturday - Green Living Festival and Fire Department Open Houses (PDF) Sunday - Bike the Ridge... Continue
Get Green, Go Green, Save Green
The City, Chamber of Commerce and Citizens for a Greener Evanston sponsored an interesting event this morning at the Civic Center to bring attention to ComEd's Smart Ideas for Your Business program which helps fund energy saving business improvements. The... Continue
Compostable Corn Based Cup
I have seen corn based products like this before, but never at a professional conference at a major chain hotel like I did today. Time to buy some for City Hall where we do not already use glass cups or... Continue
Newsy Items on the September 29th City Council Agenda
The City Council meets one day later next week on Tuesday September 29 because of Yom Kippur. Newsy agenda items: 1. Discussion of proposed FY 2010/11 budget planning strategy. Both the Mayor and I are proposing new approaches for budget... Continue