City of Evanston's blog

Spring will be here before you know it, so now is the time to sign up on the wait list for a spot in the Evanston community garden rental program.

Evanston Children's Theatre will hold auditions Jan. 15-17 for its spring production of "Hansel and Gretel: The Untold Story."

Auditions are open to youth age 8-12.

Evanston City Clerk Mary P. Morris says her office will be open this Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon for voter registration.

From now through Jan. 31, Evanston residents can place their Christmas trees on the parkways in front of homes for recycling.

The City of Evanston Health and Human Services Department announces “Cancer Survivor Beauty and Support Day.”

Nominations are once again being accepted for the Mayor's Award for the Arts.

Whether it's basketball, tennis, chess or art that captures a child's imagination, parents can probably find it at one of the 13 winter break camps being offered this holiday season by the City of Eva

The City of Evanston reminds community members that street cleaning ends on November 30, and snow parking regulations go into effect on December 1.

Organizations planning to hold special events in Evanston during 2008 are reminded that the first part of the Special Events application is due Feb. 1 with a $100 application fee.

Yard waste pickups will continue on regular refuse/recycling collection days until December 13.

The Evanston Police Department announces it will conduct a Roadside Safety Check beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 through 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at a high volume traffic area in the city.

The Evanston Police Department has received funding from the state transportation department for a traffic enforcement campaign running through Sunday, Nov. 25.

Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, Nov. 22. All locations of the Evanston Public Library will be closed.

The City of Evanston's annual firewood sale begins Saturday, Nov. 10.