Funds increased from $75K last year.
Among cost-containment items in the tentative FY’27 budget.
City Council voted Monday night to adopt a rulebook that maintains its simple majority requirement for selecting an acting mayor, following a monthslong attempt to change the required vote to a two-thirds supermajority. The change follows Mayor Daniel Biss’ March victory in the Democratic primary to represent Illinois’ 9th Congressional District, making him the heavy...
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A split council decides a simple majority is enough
The Faculty Senate voted for McCormick Prof. Ian Horswill to serve as president-elect starting in August during its Wednesday meeting. Under the Senate’s ranked-choice voting system, Horswill surpassed fellow nominees Feinberg Prof. Ana Maria Acosta and McCormick Prof. Seth Lichter. During his candidate speech, Horswill emphasized the need to move away from considering the Senate...
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To seek more input from committees.
Evanston will serve free cold breakfasts and lunches on weekdays to children and teens ages 1 to 18 beginning this Monday. The meals will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis at locations across the city through Aug. 14. Breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30...
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And alders delay action on sweepstakes machines.
Purple Line trains to have fewer cars on Saturdays and Sundays in the summer.
Evanston Township High School will reopen Wednesday following a ransomware attack that closed its campus for two days, ETHS District 202 announced on its website Monday evening. The district cannot yet determine whether personal data was accessed during the attack. In an email to students and families Sunday evening, Superintendent Marcus Campbell indicated the district...
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Grammy-winning singer and producer Jack Antonoff’s band Bleachers took the stage at the Salt Shed on Sunday, transforming the venue into an intimate recording studio where the band’s musical magic came alive. From the bleachers to the barricade, audience members were on their feet and dancing all throughout this rollercoaster of a show. Antonoff is...
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School says it is recovering from Sunday’s incident.