The decision was driven by equity efforts, a diminished budget and public safety measures, library officials said.
More than 50 drop boxes are planned in the city and suburbs to allow voters to return ballots directly to the Cook County Clerk's Office.
Library staff recommend permanently closing the Central Street and Chicago Avenue branches.
City staff expect to end the year about $2 million in the red, with up to $6 million in lost revenue forecast for 2021.
City attorneys said it would be too burdensome to find out how many active memorandums of understanding the police force had.
Nearly 70 percent of Evanston Patch readers who responded to a recent poll favored allowing additional pot shops within city limits.
Evanston's ratio of police to residents has been among the highest in Illinois.
"Big Tech has allowed fraud, fake news, fake reviews, and counterfeit and stolen products to thrive," the Evanston Democrat said Thursday.
Evanston community members will have a chance to offer feedback about what they want from a new city manager.
Authored by an Evanston woman, the proposed amendment to the School Code would include the teaching of Black history prior to 1619.
The panel discussion on race and policing in Evanston was briefly interrupted by a racist zoom-bombing.
Davin Allen lives in Skokie but he chose Evanston's lakefront when he decided to organize the March the Front for Black Lives Matter.
Feds say the tech company founder lied on loan paperwork in an attempt to get a forgivable coronavirus relief loan for more than $440,000.
A group of recent ETHS alumnae advocated aldermen work toward "defunding" the police department to better address racial disparities.
The move followed public protests, a call from Evanston Fight for Black Lives organizers and a suggestion from the interim city manager.
Several local community groups organized a rally against racism in downtown Evanston Sunday.
Evanston Police Chief Demitrous Cook called on fellow cops to "get real with ourselves and take a hard look at how we operate."
Evanston youth leaders plan a socially distanced march and rally for Black lives this Sunday at the intersection of Church and Ridge
The nonprofit Friends of the Robert Crown Center will transfer the money to help the city deal with the budget impacts of the coronavirus.
Facing a budget hole above $10 million, city officials hope to save over $2 million with furloughs and get reimbursements for housing costs.
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The congresswoman said she called the police about kids playing basketball at a park in violation of the governor's stay-at-home order.
Late payment penalties, water shutoffs and placing boots on vehicles are paused and due dates are postponed for 60 days under the plan.
The City of Evanston is now under a state of emergency so officials can streamline actions taken to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
As early voting begins in Evanston, about 70 percent of local respondents to a recent survey said they planned to take part in the primary.
In addition to a pair of meetings, city officials are planning focus groups with local stakeholders to solicit community input.
The Evanston Public Library's newest branch opens Saturday, and an open house and invocation is set for March 14.
The man says Chief Demitrous Cook violated his civil rights by posting his image on Snapchat with a note falsely suggesting he had HIV.
Chief Demitrous Cook said he never meant to publicly share photos and personal information of more than 50 people on social media.
With primaries just a month away and the 2020 presidential election coming up fast, Patch wants to know what issues are on voters' minds.
A Chicago Law Department veteran was named to lead Evanston's legal team, which also added the CTA's former litigation chief as her deputy.
Supporters of the effort to establish a new process for citizen-initiated referendums in Evanston pledged to appeal the ruling.
The Evanston City Council did not end up voting and ended up removing the item from the Monday night agenda.
A former employee alleges Evanston violated the Family Medical Leave Act before and after the birth of her son.
Local seniors are encouraged to call the Property Tax Assessment Review Office at 847-448-8168 for assistance completing the application.
Former Gov. Pat Quinn is challenging the Evanston Electoral Board ruling blocking a referendum to create a local initiative procedure.
The names of 44 residents of the 9th Congressional District will appear on March 17 primary ballots.
A discussion of the Evanston city manager search was postponed after an alderman called it "inappropriate" to begin them in closed session.
It will cost $25,000 to resolve a lawsuit accusing first responders of dragging, dropping and punching a man having a mental health crisis.