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Help create a vision for high quality arts education for all
Sep 22 2012 - 10:23am  |  Stephanie Kulke

The Evanston Arts Education Coalition is a volunteer group of parents and community leaders working to restore art teacher staffing and fine arts programs to our schools.  Research proves that

The pig likes something the city did!
Sep 20 2012 - 12:01pm  |  Junad Rizki

OMG! Ponzi went to a meeting Wednesday night and found something to like about Evanston city government. Regular readers are shocked, simply shocked!

Is 2 percent enough?
Sep 12 2012 - 9:34am  |  Junad Rizki

City workers had to settle for roughly a two percent annual pay boost in contracts approved by the City Council this week, but some aldermen weren't happy with the idea of getting just a 2 perc

Don't cut pension funding
Sep 11 2012 - 9:51am  |  Bill Smith

Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and three Evanston aldermen deserve praise for not taking the easy way out on public safety pension funding Monday night.

What design do you like best for city celebration?
Sep 4 2012 - 9:11am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston aldermen are scheduled to vote Wednesday night on what logo to use for the city's 150th anniversary celebration next year.

Freedom ride
Aug 22 2012 - 9:42am  |  Junad Rizki

Evanstonians unhappy about unsavory types said to hang out at a mini-mart just over the Chicago line at Howard and Hoyne can get a free ride tomorrow to a Chicago city hearing about shutting the store, thanks to their alderman. Ponzi can picture it now.

Conserve water, not a drop of revenue lost
Aug 17 2012 - 10:00am  |  Junad Rizki

Evanston aldermen this week got a report, paid for with a federal grant, that explores how the city could encourage residents to cut their water consumption. But if consumption goes down, won't rates have to go up? Ponzi's convinced he knows the answer.

Evanston is shrinking its debt
Aug 11 2012 - 8:12am  |  Martin Lyons

Recent press reports have portrayed the City of Evanston’s pension liabilities and debt levels in a negative light.

Cartoon: Collateral damage
Jul 27 2012 - 9:33am  |  Junad Rizki

A landlord showed up at City Council this week to complain that the city-owned house next to her building is a blight on the neighborhood.

How's Evanston doing on economic development?
Jul 25 2012 - 10:17am  |  Bill Smith

As Evanston Now reported this morning, Evanston is now spending more than $10 million a year on economic development activities. What do you think about that spending?