Evanston candidates push back against proposal for increased density, Envision Evanston
Some Evanston candidates pushed back against Envision Evanston, a zoning proposal for increased density, at a pre-election ...
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Best of Evanston: From breakfast to bookshops, City Council members dish on local favorites
When Mayor Daniel Biss’s wife, Karin Steinbrueck, landed a new book contract a few years ago, he didn’t have to look hard to ...
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Biss, Boarini clash on Evanston 311 and mayoral roles
Midway through a tense panel discussion with Mayor Daniel Biss during Evanston’s Feb. 9 candidate forum, mayoral hopeful Jeff ...
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The case for reparations, according to two Jews living in the first American city to offer them
Daniel Biss, the grandson of a Holocaust survivor who received reparations from Germany, is Evanston’s mayor. (JTA) — On his path to the article that would get many Americans to consider ...
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White supremacists, seizing on Israel-Hamas war, have accelerated their antisemitism since Oct. 7
He was swiftly cut off from speaking by the city’s progressive Jewish mayor, Daniel Biss, and both his hat and handout were blurred in video of the Feb. 22 meeting posted online. But he wasn’t ...
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Launching campaign, Biss tears into White House, pledges ‘bold experimentation’
Mayor Daniel Biss officially launched his reelection campaign on Wednesday by promising “bold experimentation” during his second term. Shun Graves and Hannah Webster January 29, 2025 ...
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Council, mayoral hopefuls gather for contentious forum ahead of Evanston election
Not long after 7th Ward aldermanic candidate Parielle Davis took her seat at Sunday’s candidate forum, she addressed her ...
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Biss promotes ‘weekend of action’ ahead of campaign launch
Mayor Daniel Biss announced his reelection campaign would push a “Weekend of Action” after his official campaign launch for the April election cycle Wednesday. On Saturday and Sunday ...
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Mayor Daniel Biss helps connect students to local politics at discussion event with NU College Democrats
With a Chipotle buffet spread, Mayor Daniel Biss talked about his position as mayor with Northwestern students in a discussion roundtable in University Hall held by NU College Democrats Tuesday ...
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Bitter broadsides, personal digs animate debates among Evanston candidates
Unlike some earlier City Council debates, the marquee segment of Sunday’s Evanston candidate forum began with Mayor Daniel Biss and his challenger, Jeff Boarini, sharing pleasantries. Yet a palpable ...
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Envision Evanston faces numerous setbacks throughout January
While Envision Evanston 2045 has yet to release updated drafts since its initial November release, January has changed the trajectory of the city’s rezoning outlook and hailed an onslaught of public ...
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Local commitment underpins Jeff Boarini’s mayoral run
I am running for mayor to bring transparency back to Evanston.” Mayor Daniel Biss’ sole challenger has ridden a wave of opposition against the incumbent, who weathered several controversies ...