Evanston

Evanston lawsuit much more than just a food fight

By Lawrence McQuillan
08/07/2012
Illinois has felt the bite of the Great Recession more than most states. Our unemployment rate increased to 8.7 percent in June, the highest in the Midwest and 10th highest in the nation. Lawmakers should be doing all they can to make opening a business easier. But in Evanston, Illinois, they are imposing needless restraints....

In tough economic times, Evanston piles on

By Chris Andriesen
08/07/2012
by Andrew C. Quinn “Take a risk! Be bold! Blaze your own trail!” We college students, along with recent graduates, constantly hear these commands to forge our own path through these uncertain times. Commencement speakers, counselors, columnists and family friends all repeat the conventional wisdom that entrepreneurial flexibility is now a prerequisite for success. Gone,...

Food fight in Evanston

08/07/2012
On August 7, 2012, the Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a City of Evanston ordinance that exists only to protect established restaurant owners from the legitimate competition that food trucks would bring to the C

Illinoisans reject tax hikes when given the chance

By Mark Cavers
03/21/2012
On Tuesday, voters across Illinois rejected local ballot initiatives to increase their taxes. When given the choice, voters in the majority of cases told government to tighten its belt instead of increasing their taxes. Here are a few highlights: Nombre generico zyloprim In Morgan and Washington counties, voters rejected 1 percent sales tax increases. In...

City of Evanston, Evanston District 65 Earn High Marks in Transparency Audit

By Brian Costin
06/15/2011
CHICAGO (June 15, 2011) — The city of Evanston scored the highest of five Evanston-area governments in the latest leg of the Illinois Policy Institute’s “Local Transparency Project,” which grades governments on the availability to the public of vital community information. The city earned a score of 91.7 out of 100 possible points for making...

Failing to Pass Pension Reform Will Hurt State Recruitment, Retention

05/27/2011
by Kristina Rasmussen Echoing the sentiments of former Gov. Jim Edgar, state rep Daniel Biss made the argument that pension reform will hurt state government employee recruitment in a committee hearing yesterday. From the Tribune’s editorial: Then there’s Daniel Biss, a freshman Democrat from Evanston. In blather-rich questions and a pre-vote soliloquy, he illogically twisted his proclaimed...

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