Evanston aldermen motioned to delay a vote on an amended handgun law after several advocates from pro-gun control groups spoke before the council, asking that the council wait to make a decision until more amendments to the law were considered. After a recent US Supreme Court decision, District of Columbia v.…

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Fifty-nine city staffers, including most of the department heads and the city's chief executive. That was the toll of Evanston's Early Retirement Initiative, put into place by the City Council last year. The window to take initiative closed at the end of last month.…

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Formation of the new Citizens' Police Advisory Committee is still in progress after approval was granted last month by the Evanston City Council. According to the mayor's office, the Human Services Committee is in the process of assembling the panel, whose official purpose is to review all formal and informal complaints against Evanston police.…

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