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Community pulse
What residents are talking about in Evanston public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
MFT accounting
Traffic calming and pedestrian safety
Safe streets funding
Budget affordability and property taxes
Revenue generation and small business
HR discrimination allegations
MFT audit and budget transparency
MFT accountability
Safe streets and meeting access
Tax burden and FOIA fees
900 Clark Street development
Independent audit and affordability
Crossing guards
Dog beach ADA accessibility
Acting mayor process
Public Comment
Proposed FY 2027 Budget and Tax Increases
PEER Services substance use treatment funding
Police Department Internal Investigation Reviews
Proposed Computer Processing Center at 1265 Hartrey Ave
Evanston Dog Beach ADA Access Project Rejection
Urban Agriculture Text Amendment (Ordinance 63-O-26)
ADA Beach Access
City Finances and Transparency
Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Bus Stops and Transportation
Concert Accessibility
Proposed data center
ADA Transition Plan
Church Street Plaza North Planned Development Amendment
Healthy Buildings Ordinance impacts on affordable housing
Pickleball Court Rules
Board, Commission, and Committee Appointments
Zoning and Development at 2722 Green Bay Road
Panhandling and Soliciting
Traffic Safety and Pedestrian Infrastructure
Taxes and Budget
Church Street Plaza North Mixed-Use Tower Proposal
Ryan Field Operational Plans
Higgins Prairie Acquisition
Healthy Buildings
Pickleball Court Use - Rules and Areas to be Addressed
Honorary Street Name Sign Application - Denise R. Martin Way
Honorary Street Name Sign Application - Rabi Dov Hillel Klein
2026 Bike Plan and Crosswalks
Construction Zone Accessibility
Alley Improvement Special Assessments and Alternative Funding
Dementia-Friendly Community Network Expansion
In the news
12 articlesRecent coverage of Evanston from local and regional media.
District 65 adds virtual superintendent search meeting; survey extended
Evanston/Skokie School District 65 has added a virtual community gathering to its search for a new superintendent. It is for people who have not yet taken part in the earlier sessions. The school boar...
Nov 1, 2026Your Sunday newsletter - Evanston RoundTable
Sign up for our email newsletter!You’re reading the RoundTable’s free email newsletter — we publish it every weekday and on Sunday. It’s easy to sign up, and you can cancel at any time. Good Sunday morning, E...
Nov 1, 2026Staff’s rankings for capital projects catch city finance committee’s attention
Evanston Finance and Budget Committee members, looking to pare down the $348 million in spending in City Manager Luke Stowe’s 2027 proposed budget, may gain some insight from a staff report ranking capital proj...
Oct 31, 2026Calling all trick-or-treaters
Hundreds checked out Evanston’s newest Halloween attraction, the Harley Clarke Mansion, 2603 Sheridan Road. The historic lakefront house was thrown open for free for the first time in years for trick-or-treater...
Oct 31, 2026District 65 parents threaten lawsuit over school closure plans
A group of Evanston/Skokie District 65 parents who are attorneys sent a demand letter to interim Superintendent Eric Witherspoon and the school board Friday evening threatening to sue the school district over t...
Oct 31, 2026Remembering 2025 confrontation with ICE agents
About 50 residents gathered Friday afternoon in the parking lot of the Prieto Community Center near the intersection of Oakton Street and Asbury Avenue, site of the Oct. 31, 2025, confrontation by ICE agents wi...
Oct 31, 2026Manufacturer seeks tax relief to expand
Planning the redevelopment of an existing 2nd Ward industrial building into an engineering, research and testing lab, C.E. Niehoff & Co. is requesting a tax abatement from the city. The city’s Economic Deve...
Oct 30, 2026More A’s, fewer B’s and C’s
Your child’s school has a better chance of being top-rated now than it did last year, even if the school’s standardized test scores have not improved. That’s because of a new rating system which removes the lim...
Oct 30, 2026Last ARPA funds for economic development may be spent on Church Street bridge lighting, other projects
The Davis Street Metra tunnel, which the city is considering improving with remaining ARPA funds. Credit: Robert Seidenberg The city’s Economic Development Committee voted Wednesday to recommend how the city sh...
Oct 30, 2026Evanston police investigate unidentified substance; precautionary testing finds no hazards
The Evanston Police Department’s Detective Bureau is investigating an unidentified substance that police had previously inventoried. At the bureau’s request, the Evanston Fire Department conducted precautionary...
Oct 29, 2026Parents from schools targeted for closure say they feel ‘gaslit’ after District 65 meeting
Parents expressed anger, sadness and disappointment in interviews with the RoundTable Wednesday as they reacted to this week’s Evanston/Skokie District 65 board meeting. At that meeting, administrators maintain...
Oct 29, 2026Activists call for more city oversight on Church Street waste transfer station
Opponents of the waste transfer station at 1711 Church St. are uniting to require more city oversight of the facility and they are circulating a petition to the city from Second and Fifth ward residents.  ...
Oct 29, 2026