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City HallEvanston councilmembers push for budget changes as the 8.9% levy hike nears a voteIf you pay property taxes here, the 2027 budget is moving fast. At a special meeting Monday night, the council held a "Truth in Taxation" hearing on a proposed 8.9% hike in the city and library property tax levies, well over the 5% threshold that triggers one. Several councilmembers said the plan looks the same as the one City Manager Luke Stowe released Oct. 6.Today’s editionRead

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