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Evanston braces for state cuts to funding City readies plan in case state slashes municipal funding By NORA SHELLY
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The city is planning potential cuts to temporary positions, apprenticeships and internships in several departments if Illinois decreases its funding to Evanston in December. The state’s six-month stopgap spending bill runs out at the end of the year, and it is yet unclear whether the next budget or spending bill will keep level funding to local municipalities. City manager Wally Bobkiewicz said aldermen asked for a contingency plan to be drawn up in case Evanston’s funding was limited by the General Assembly. The contingency plan allows for $3.6 million less in state funding. Several public works internships, apprenticeships and seasonal jobs are on the line, according to a city budget memo. Public works apprentices are Evanston residents who are hired for a two-year training term. Public Works director Dave Stoneback said apprentices typically make for good
hires if a full-time position opens up. That sort of “succession planning” is at risk, Stoneback said, if the state were to limit funding and cuts had to be made. “(A) goal is to hire more Evanston residents,” he said. “If we don’t train them up for these jobs, the most qualified person may not be an Evanston resident.” Two out of the six total apprenticeship positions in the department could be cut under the contingency plan. Apart from potential cuts in apprentices, the Public Works Agency could also be asked to limit the number of seasonal workers they hire in the summer. Seasonal workers typically help with street sweeping, tree trimming and park maintenance, Stoneback said. Stoneback added that cutting several summer employees could lead to a “minor loss of timeliness” for responding to service requests. The contingency plan also suggests cutting one of two internship positions under the environmental project coordinator and decreasing the hours for an intern under the engineering division. All four of the forestry seasonal positions may be cut as well. » See CUTS, page 5
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April Harrington, development director at Growing Home, speaks during Real Food at NU’s panel Tuesday night. The panel, held at Harris Hall, discussed food insecurity as part of this year’s Food Week.
Panel discusses food insecurity
Nonprofit leaders from Chicago speak for Real Food at NU event By GABBY GROSSMAN
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The issue of food insecurity not only involves access to food, but also education and making financial and nutritional decisions, panel speakers said Tuesday night. Panelists spoke to about 30 people at Harris Hall during an event sponsored by Real Food at NU. The
panel was held during this year’s Food Week, a week of food-related events to celebrate “real food,” which is any product that is “socially just ” and “environmentally sustainable.” On Monday, the group also celebrated Food Day, a national initiative to promote “real food” and encourage cleaner food policies. Food insecurity describes a lack of regular access to food and is not limited to
people experiencing homelessness or those without a job, said panelist Amy Laboy, senior director of programs at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. “The face of hunger is not just that,” Laboy said. “The folks who are food insecure are families, dads working two jobs, moms working jobs and having to make really hard decisions about how to use their money.” Laboy said access to food
is important, but supporting education and job opportunities is necessary to end hunger. She also stressed that eating healthy is important. She said people who experience food insecurity often deal with health issues. People who are food insecure often eat as much as possible when they have food in front of them, as they » See FOOD, page 5
Evanston shops sell out of Cubs merch Group registers students to vote By KRISTINE LIAO
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It’s not every day Jaime Leonardi, co-owner of Stumble & Relish, sees a woman dressed head-to-toe in Cubs gear walk into her store and ask where the Cubs merchandise is located. “The fans have been coming out of the woodwork in our store,” Leonardi said. For the first time in 71 years, the Cubs are playing in the World Series, and Evanston store owners are making the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Leonardi said. Stumble & Relish, 1310 Chicago Ave., only has one more Wrigley Field print, and it sold nine of its 12 blue “W” candles. The store even sold out of its Cubs-themed baby rattles, Leonardi said. Leonardi said the store carries more Chicago-themed products than Cubs-specific products. “I feel like had I ordered (Cubs) stuff, I would’ve jinxed it,” Leonardi said, laughing. “So I don’t have a ton of
Cubs stuff because I felt like I would’ve been overdoing it.” Leonardi said she has watched every Cubs game this season at the same table
in Montrose Saloon for good luck. She also wears her “lucky socks” and Chicago bracelet when the team plays. “I was a little in shock
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Cubs merchandise hangs in a store. Evanston stores are stocking up on team merchandise as the Cubs make their World Series run.
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(when the Cubs made the World Series) because it hasn’t happened in our lifetime, so it was one of those things where it was like, ‘Oh my gosh, we’re actually in the World Series,’” she said. “It was just a lot of cheering and high fives, and people around the bar were just so excited.” Dan Bruss, general manager of Giordano’s at 1527 Chicago Ave., is also a Cubs fan. Bruss said he thinks the World Series is going to be “huge for the business,” especially for their delivery service. Giordano’s — the Cubs’ official pizza partner — began delivering pizza in Cubsthemed boxes at the start of the playoff series. On Tuesday, the day of the first game of the World Series, Bruss said Giordano’s ran out of boxes. At Bennison’s Bakery, 1000 Davis St., store manager Victoria Kraft said their Cubs cupcakes have been specially requested in the past few weeks. Kraft said their largest order was on Saturday for 50 Cubs cupcakes. Bennison’s also » See GEAR, page 5
By STAVROS AGORAKIS, PETER KOTECKI, AND FATHMA RAHMAN daily senior staffers @stavrosagorakis, @peterkotecki, @fathmarahman
The Association of Big Ten Students announced Tuesday that it has surpassed its goal of registering 30,000 students to vote through its “Vote B1G” campaign. As of Tuesday morning, the group had registered more than 32,000 students throughout the Big Ten. Student government leaders at the conference’s schools led the effort to increase voter registration at their respective institutions. Medill junior Ross Krasner, public relations director of ABTS, a cross-university student government group, said NU Votes — an initiative started by Northwestern’s Center for Civic Engagement — contributed largely to the high voter registration at NU. The initiative created NUvotes.org, which allows students to register, review and
change registration information as well as request absentee ballots before elections. In September, the University announced the online voter registration tool helped NU register a record 96 percent of voter-eligible incoming freshmen to vote. Krasner said the goal was to register as many students as possible across the Big Ten. “One of the reasons this was so successful is because it’s such a consequential election for students, especially,” he said. “People were really enthusiastic to go out and register to vote.” At first, ABTS aimed to have about 10,000 people registered to vote, said William Dammann, director of legislative affairs for ABTS. However, he said the association later thought the goal was “very modest” and raised it to 30,000 registered voters. Dammann, a current student at the University of Minnesota, the institution » See VOTE, page 5
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