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9th Ward Meetings & News
Please join us this Wednesday, December 7, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., for a virtual 9th ward meeting.
Agenda Items:
- Special guest presentation from Ascension Illinois Behavioral Health to discuss mental health services
- Participatory Budget update
- Monthly update from the Evanston Police Department
- Hartrey clean up effort update
Google Meet joining info:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/tfq-zgwh-djv
Or dial: (US) +1 978-806-0818
PIN: 467 426 734#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/tfq-zgwh-djv?pin=2542021114582
 Mayor's Holiday Food, Book and Toy Drive
Register to Receive Food and Toys
Families who wish to participate in the Mayor's Holiday Food, Book & Toy Drive to receive toys and/or food items must register by calling 847-448-4311 (or dial 311 in Evanston) between Tuesday, November 29 and Monday, December 12.
Make donations November 4 through December 9
Please bring new, unwrapped toys, books and/or non-perishable food items to the lobby of one of our convenient Evanston drop-off sites. Suggested food items: stuffing, green beans, yams and corn, as well as mac and cheese and cornbread mix (please check expiration dates).
Drop-off sites include:
- Autobarn, 1015 Chicago Ave.
- Chandler-Newberger Center, 1028 Central St.
- Chase Bank, 1603 Orrington Ave.
- Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd.
- Evanston Community Bank, 1740 Sherman Ave.
- Evanston Made Holiday Market, 832 Dempster St.
- Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave.
- Fire Station 3, 1105 Central St.
- Fire Station 5, 2830 Central St.
- Fleetwood-Jourdain Center, 1655 Foster St.
- Jewel-Osco, 1128 Chicago Ave.
- Jewel-Osco, 2485 W. Howard St.
- Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St.
- Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave.
- Partnership Financial Credit Union, 2522 Green Bay Rd.
- Police Station, 1454 Elmwood Ave.
- Robert Crown Center, 1801 Main St.
- Target, 2209 W Howard St.
- The Merion, 1611 Chicago Ave.
- Valli Produce, 1910 Dempster St.
 Four fall cleanup reminders
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Street cleaning continues through Thurs., Dec. 15. View the schedule, which includes additional fall dates for residential streets.
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Gas-powered leaf blowers are no longer permitted for use as of Dec. 1. Electric-powered leaf blowers are not subject to seasonal restrictions.
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Yard waste will be collected through Thurs., Dec. 8. That means next week is the final week for 2022 collections!
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Food scraps can be composted this winter as part of Collective Resource Compost's winter gap program.
Learn more about these programs and services.
 Menorah Lighting & Hanukkah Celebration
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Date: Monday, Dec. 19, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Location: Fountain Square, Davis St. and Orrington Ave., Evanston
The entire Evanston community is invited to gather at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 19, to celebrate Hanukkah and ignite a public menorah erected at Fountain Square. The celebration will feature greetings from Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. The celebration will include live music, an LED robot dancer and Hanukkah treats.
Evanston's menorah is one of more than 15,000 large public menorahs sponsored by Chabad in more than 100 countries around the world, including in front of landmarks such as the White House, the Eiffel Tower, and the Kremlin, helping children and adults of all walks of life discover and enjoy the holiday message.
Sponsored by the Tannenbaum Chabad House. For more information, email contact@NUchabad.org.
 Kwanzaa Kinara Lighting
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Date: Monday, Dec. 26, 11 a.m. to noon
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Location: Fountain Square, Davis St. and Orrington Ave., Evanston
Juan Geracaris
Councilmember, 9th Ward
jgeracaris@cityofevanston.org, 847-868-2197
Twitter: @9thWardJuan | Instagram: @9thWardJuan
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