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Evanston s new City Council was sworn in this evening.
The ceremonial session is scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m.
The meeting agenda is available online.
The meeting is reconvened at 7:42 p.m.
Outgoing Mayor Steve Hagerty hands off the gavel to incoming Mayor Danial Biss, who’s sworn in by Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste.
Mayor, clerk and aldermen take the Athenian Oath of Citizenship.
Invocation from Pastor Monte Dillard.
Alderman Peter Braithwaite, 2nd Ward, taking the oath of office.
Biss individually swears in the aldermen and clerk.
Call of the wards
Braithwaite … Says he’s excited about city’s future and opportunities that lay ahead.
In his last week in office, outgoing Mayor Steve Hagerty awarded five Keys to the City, which he announced at the final convening of the 80th Evanston City Council meeting Monday.
The Key to the City, which is issued every four years, is the highest honor the mayor can bestow on an Evanston resident or organization, Hagerty said.
While the event normally takes place in Council chambers with the family and friends of the award recipients, this year, as part of his final week as mayor, Hagerty held small gatherings in the chambers with the organizations and individuals to present the keys.
UpdatedMon, May 10, 2021 at 5:50 pm CT
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The outgoing Evanston City Council is due to meet Monday for a third time since the April 6 municipal elections. In apparent violation of state law, the new City Council is due to be sworn in at the second meeting after final results are in. (Tim Moran/Patch)
EVANSTON, IL A third meeting of the lame duck Evanston City Council is set to push through a crowded agenda Monday night, despite concerns the meeting may be in violation of state law and the outgoing mayor s claim that the meeting would be a handover to the new Council.
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Senior apartments to carry alderman’s name
The 60-unit affordable senior apartment building under construction at 1015 Howard St. was named this afternoon for retiring 8th Ward Alderman Ann Rainey.
Alderman Ann Rainey with developer David Block.
The 60-unit affordable senior apartment building under construction at 1015 Howard St. was named this afternoon for retiring 8th Ward Alderman Ann Rainey.
Developer David Block of Evergreen Real Estate Group said the name would honor “one of the most dedicated public servants that I’ve ever worked with.”
Dozens of people turned out for the dedication ceremony.
Mayor Steve Hagerty said, “You can be an elected official, and you can stand up there and vote ‘no’ to lots and lots of things, or you can be an elected official who has vision, who understands the partnerships that you need with the private sector, with the non-profit community, with the faith community, and you can get a hel
In his final community forum, Mayor Steve Hagerty lauded the efforts of Evanston’s Public Health Department and residents’ compliance in fighting COVID-19 at Thursday’s virtual Coronavirus Q&A.
Hagerty, city officials and volunteers answered questions sent in before the event by members of the community. From the outset Evanston’s mayor said he was proud of how the city handled the virus.
“Evanston is comparatively doing much better than a lot of our neighbors,” Hagerty said. “There is a lot to be proud of in a very difficult time. In Evanston, we did contact tracing from day one. Our numbers are attributed to that.”