by Nancy McLaughlin May 30th, 2022 Good news, Evanston dog lovers! Ten local restaurant patios have been approved for doggie dining this year, and more permits are in the works, according to Ellyn Golden, Evanston’s Environmental Health Licensing Coordinator. Read...
Pooches on patios will be permitted as the Evanston City Council Monday unanimously approved an ordinance allowing dogs at outdoor cafes. https://patch.com/illinois/evanston/ban-dogs-outdoor-restaurant-patios-evanston-be-lifted
"Kelly spoke with the city’s chief financial officer and treasurer, about ways to improve the process going forward. ..Gandurski said she found Kelly’s request for Desai to report any projected overages and surpluses of business units quarterly to the Finance and...
"Council Member Clare Kelly, in whose First Ward the project is located, spoke at the meeting in praise of the building’s adaptive reuse, saying the action was in keeping with other measures the council took that night, such as approving major climate change...
After Evanston residents had shouldered many consecutive years of property levy increases, straining their household budgets and forcing even middle income residents to move out of Evanston. Council Member Kelly committed to ensuring that Evanston residents would not...
Kelly, chairing the meeting, agreed the current system for dealing with property complaints is ineffective but argued it could be dramatically improved without launching a licensing program. “If, for example, we started with proactive inspections – if we increased our...
Evanston Now by Bill Smith December 24, 2021 Read on evanstonnow.com Evanston City Council members have advanced dozens of ideas for new legislation since they formed a Referrals Committee following last April’s election. Most of those ideas remain somewhere in the...
First Ward Councilmember Clare Kelly played a central role in engaging Northwestern for this contribution along with retired Evanston firefighters and lifelong residents Dave Ellis and Jack Mortell, who provided support by studying and comparing similar universities’...
The Daily Northwestern Yiming Fu, City Editor January 4, 2022 Northwestern donated $800,000 to Evanston in December to fund the purchase of a new fire engine. The fire engine will be the second purchased from University-donated funds. In 2009, NU donated $550,000 to...
Evanston Round Table by Matt Simonette August 3rd, 2021 Click for Full Story in Evanston Round Table The Evanston Plan Commission, by a 3-2 vote, advanced a proposal that would impose a six-month moratorium on permitting and construction of non-owner occupied...
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Wed, May 12, 2021 "After introductory remarks, 1st Ward Ald. Clare Kelly asked city staff to place a measure on the agenda for upcoming committee meeting that would establish a separate fund for money received via the American Rescue Plan — the $1.9 trillion bill that...
by Bob Seidenberg April 27th, 2021 Go to Full Story on Evanston Round Table First-time candidate Clare Kelly is the official winner in Evanston’s First Ward Aldermanic race, defeating longtime incumbent Alderman Judy Fiske by 26 votes, according to certified results...
We are delighted to announce that, as of the end of day Tuesday, April 20, we have the most votes in the final count. We expect to be proclaimed the winner this week by the Cook County Clerk’s Office. What made this First Ward campaign special was that it was a...
I am humbled and delighted by the strong showing of support and passion from First Ward voters. Tuesday’s election-day lead of 20% was exciting and promising. That margin narrowed as mail-in and early votes came in later, but we remain in the lead! We’ve been in...
In the spirit of full transparency, I submitted my D-2 form today to the Illinois State Board of Elections, in advance of both the April 6th election and April 15th deadline. This document provides a listing of my donors, as well as campaign expenditures. I am very...
Changing our current form of government from a weak to strong mayor has never been any part of my platform, agenda, priorities or goals. While I think it’s foolish and irresponsible to rule out any course of action that might be available to best serve the interests...
The Clare For First campaign is grateful to the 127 supporters who gave an average of $160 to bring accountability, transparency, and social justice to Evanston. These generous donations have amounted to $20,191 and have helped us to cover the many expenses of a...
As a small business in Evanston for the past 48 years, we have been privy to the changes our community has faced throughout time. It is now more than ever that we are searching for effective representation that will not only support existing small businesses but also...
Speaking as a small business owner, I’m joining the call for new leadership for the First Ward. Downtown Evanston desperately needs creative, energetic, collaborative representation from the First Ward. We need an alderman who will find innovative and effective...
