The term of one of the members of the Evanston Board of Ethics expired just prior to the June 19 hearing concerning an alderperson’s receipt and participation of the City’s grant funding to her employer. See Evanston Live TV hearing...
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Environmental Justice, News
False Race Claim in 2nd Ward Project Highlights City’s Environmental Injustice
Residents in Evanston's second ward are demanding the City reconsider the location for a Permanent Supportive Housing Development after discovering the developer misrepresented the neighborhood's racial demographics on its state funding application. Housing Opportunities for Women (HOW) received almost $5M in...
News
Breakdown of Council Concerns Re: Harley Clarke
Last November Council directed City staff to direct a 40-year-lease of the abandoned Harley Clarke property to the nonprofit Lake House and Gardens (ELHG). In March 2018, Council approved for consideration the lease, which required the nonprofit to raise $2M...
News
Harley Clarke Timeline
City Council Meeting Tonight Timeline of the Harley Clarke "Saga" 1965-2015 City leases property to Evanston Arts Center July 2011 City Council directs City Staff to identify other possible uses for the property May 15, 2012 City Staff seeks parties...
City Council, News
Evanston Official Pocketed almost $84,000 in City Grant Funding to Fundamentalist Religious Group
Reports released by the City of Evanston show that an Evanston official was paid 70 percent of the 2017 HUD grant funding the City awarded to her employer, Sunshine Gospel Ministries, in addition a portion of 2016 funding. The federal...
News, Planning & Zoning Division, Public Works Department
City Asks Residents to Weigh In on Street Lights
The City of Evanston has issued a survey to gain public input as to how the City will maintain existing street light system and future lighting levels for new development and major public works projects. Residents wanting to provide feedback have until...
City Council, City of Evanston
West End Pump Station Timeline
The City has blocked an appeal from West End residents opposing the City's unlawful allowance of a Municipal Use Exemption to construct a water utility pump station in an Open Space District to service water sales to Morton Grove and...
News
At Least 7 Ethics Allegations Against Evanston Alderman Move to Hearing
Evanston Board of Ethics members ruled last night that the Board held jurisdiction to hear at least 7 of the 10 ethics complaints against 5th Ward Alderman Robin Rue Simmons. The complaints that will move forward are those that fell under...
News
Violations Mounting in City’s Handling of West End Pumping Station
UPDATE: Evanston Design & Review Committee approved final plans Wednesday, Feb. 28. Final project approval is still needed by City Council. This story is a follow up to our earlier reporting. West End residents gained steam at Monday night’s City...
News
Alderman Response to West End Water Pumping Story
Below is Ald. Robin Rue Simmons response to our original reporting, sent to a group of 5th Ward residents, though it did not include all 5th Ward opt-in subscribers. The response was obtained, fact-checked and annotated by Evanston Leads (our annotations appear in yellow)....