Politics & government reporter @evanstonnow.bsky.social 📸✍🏼 // @bostonu.bsky.social alum //matthew@evanstonnow.com Have a tip? I'm on Signal: mattheweadie.02https://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mvsgwamlxk2cGov. @jbpritzker.bsky.social, @durbin.senate.gov and @schakowsky.house.gov in Skokie on Oct. 18 for the Democratic Party of Evanston's fall fundraiser event, ft. Run For Something co-founder @amandalitman.bsky.social, per invite Get-in price starting at $135:18 Sep 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsgwamlxk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mvlisvbnwc2lNEW: Evanston's Saint Francis Hospital nurses' union election is on hold after more allegations from the union, who say they feel "a free and fair election is not possible at this time" due to alleged NLRA violations NLRB agreed to cancel it amid the allegations:15 Sep 2026 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlisvbnwc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mvkzbvn4t22gCongresswoman @delia.bsky.social and @danielbiss.bsky.social + others are hosting Dem House candidates Will Lawrence (@wewill2026.bsky.social) and Randy Villegas (@villegas4congress.bsky.social) in Chicago next weekend, per invite Both are looking to flip GOP seats in November #MI07 #CA2215 Sep 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkzbvn4t22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mvj3ncpnq22wTalkin' Tacos is looking to fill the vacant downtown Evanston space left by Guzman Y Gomez after its abrupt closure earlier this year, @amartinez99.bsky.social reports https://evanstonnow.com/one-mexican-chain-to-replace-another/14 Sep 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvj3ncpnq22whttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mviiponyus2yhttps://www.npr.org/2026/09/14/nx-s1-5869793/evanston-illinois-reparations-trump-administration14 Sep 2026 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mviiponyus2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mvayoujk2227Dispatch from this morning's ceremony in Evanston, remembering 9/11: https://evanstonnow.com/evanston-remembers-9-11/11 Sep 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvayoujk2227https://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mvaq4bl73c2lBrad Lander introducing #IL09 nominee Daniel Biss and NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani yesterday at a 9/11 interfaith ceremony in NY yesterday Video cred to Zack Jaworski on IG11 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvaq4bl73c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mv6xzwvx622jWrote this story two years ago about an Evanston native who worked on the 62nd floor of the World Trade Center South Tower on 9/11, recalling that day two decades later https://evanstonnow.com/the-evanston-native-who-saw-the-world-trade-center-burn/?content_key=10431|nrwqdzzmMSDXJ48Yk5P6gKAHkbvSFZAc10 Sep 2026 21:17 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6xzwvx622jhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mv6oj7vbbc23Federal prosecutors said in court filings Wednesday they plan to call several witnesses to testify in October's trial of former Evanston/Skokie D65 superintendent Devon Horton, including a former school board president and district CFO https://evanstonnow.com/feds-to-call-ex-board-president-cfo-to-testify-in-horton-trial/10 Sep 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv6oj7vbbc23https://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mv3wzc764c25A big Land Use Commission hearing tonight in Evanston for 900 Clark St., a proposed 26-story/360-unit/298 ft. tall apartment tower at the corner of Clark St. and Maple Ave. in downtown Evanston Recent coverage @amartinez99.bsky.social https://evanstonnow.com/clark-tower-plan-shrinks-a-bit/09 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3wzc764c25https://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mv3sis7bhc2nInbox: Northwestern University's new Ryan Field will feature local staples like Al's Italian Beef, Pat's pizza from Lincoln Park, Chicago-style Vienna Beef hot dogs and Garrett's popcorn They'll also offer a $5 food and drink menu and an AI-powered grab-and-go concession stand09 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3sis7bhc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3muq22cqywc2sGilo Logan, an author and diversity consultant, entered the race for Evanston mayor Friday https://evanstonnow.com/author-gilo-logan-to-run-for-evanston-mayor/04 Sep 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muq22cqywc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mupfdesssc2zSaint Francis Hospital nurses will vote in a union election on September 17, the National Nurses Union said The hospital is part of Prime Healthcare Foundation's network https://evanstonnow.com/st-francis-nurses-to-hold-union-vote-sept-17/04 Sep 2026 16:33 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupfdesssc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mumyehdqns26Three downtown Evanston businesses were hit by smash-and-grabs early this morning The famous Bennison’s Bakery, Gigio’s Pizza and CM Chicken were hit around 4:40 a.m. A few hundred dollars was taken from each of the businesses, business owners tell Evanston Now03 Sep 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumyehdqns26https://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3muksk3mzjs2dThe national nurses union working to help unionize nurses at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston said the hospital suspended a nurse who spoke publicly about the unionization efforts, accusing Prime Healthcare of a “gross violation of national labor laws” https://evanstonnow.com/st-francis-suspends-nurse-who-spoke-to-press/02 Sep 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muksk3mzjs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3muirq2una22hThe Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the man as 44-year-old James Blaylock CCME says it has not identified an address and neither has Evanston Now as of this evening Evanston police have not provided an update on its investigation [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Sep 2026 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muirq2una22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3muigvyrwwc2mRep. Jan Schakowsky shares that she met with Northwestern’s new president, Mung Chiang: [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 22:12 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muigvyrwwc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3muhlhf2fas2mAn Evanston man wants the city to issue a local historic landmark designation for a bank building to prevent Chase from tearing it down and building a new one with a “cookie cutter design” More from @amartinez99.bsky.social https://evanstonnow.com/chase-bank-on-central-proposed-for-landmarking/01 Sep 2026 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhlhf2fas2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mug7haqam225"A lot of nurses are very, very scared right now about losing their jobs..." I spoke with multiple nurses about what they describe as retaliation by Prime Healthcare after nurses at Saint Francis Hospital pushed to form a union: https://evanstonnow.com/st-francis-nurses-describe-surveillance-cut-hours/?content_key=10431|VatW1caxAeJyBWX33xAsN8kAdCMyvOYy01 Sep 2026 00:53 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mug7haqam225https://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mufubnrzfs2e‼️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]31 Aug 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufubnrzfs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mufpdijqvc2qLeague of Women Voters will host a debate between Daniel Biss and John Elleson, the Democratic and Republican nominees for retiring Rep. Jan Schakowsky's #IL09 seat, on Sept. 24 in Skokie, the first day of early voting in Illinois https://evanstonnow.com/biss-elleson-to-debate-in-skokie-on-sept-24/31 Aug 2026 20:05 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufpdijqvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mu6i4lrbqs2kA team spokesperson confirmed with Evanston Now Thursday that the Stars’ goal is “still to get into Ryan Field eventually,” but that it doesn’t plan to restart the process until the new football stadium opens later this fall. From @amartinez99.bsky.social https://evanstonnow.com/stars-goal-is-ryan-field/28 Aug 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6i4lrbqs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/mattheweadie.bsky.social/post/3mu62lqiwds27Breaking — A source confirms that a man was found dead in the water just south of Lee Street Beach in southeast Evanston Friday morning More information to come28 Aug 2026 19:05 +0000at://did:plc:snb3fje6y4fzivlxvs77frew/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu62lqiwds27