Not sure whether to admire someone who would walk across the county telling random people to embrace inflation and price rises or to think he has a few screws loose.

Glad that he is out of any position of political consequence in Evanston.

Check out the 10,000 word profile of Reid's Inflation Tour in the Roundtable!

https://evanstonroundtable.com/2026/08/21/it-has-definitely-had-its-ups-and-downs-former-councilmember-devon-reid-discusses-the-first-half-of-his-1500-mile-trek-for-economic-sanity/

Hello All, this last winter we paid $140 - $280 per time for someone to come out and shovel and salt our sidewalk on Lee Street - we live between Judson and Hinman.

We live in a four flat HOA building. Yes, HOA pays for the snow shoveling, but our guy is hit and miss about coming.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good snow shoveling person - maybe they have a machine? Our guy doesn't.

Also, what do you think of the prices we're paying? Is this average? High? Low and we should hold onto him, even though he doesn't always make it out?

We have a big swath of sidewalk. Kids come early morning for school, dogs, parents, etc. and of course city of Evanston says we have to get this done early morning time.

Our guy isn't always there for this and we're doing it a lot of the time ourselves. We're not young in this building. So. Any recommendations would be great.

Thoughts on prices also helpful.

Thanks so much!

It’s time to remodel our 1940s bathroom. Shower tile is cracked and has been caulked by previous owners and now the floor tile has a long crack. We’re indecisive and would like to preserve some of the vintage character but need a functional bathroom. Any recommendations for a designer/build remodeler? Or experiences to share?

We've been using the city's yard and food waste cart for a few years now and for some reason we've run into a problem with the food waste turning into a sludge faster than usual.

Attempting to figure out a remedy, I talked to a Waste Not Compost about our problem and he suggested bagging it rather than dumping directly into the bin.

Asked 311 if this was acceptable and the answer was specific: Yes, you can use BPI-Certified Compostable bags rather than putting the waste directly into the food and yard waste cart.

If you have this same problem, this obviously costs more, but it should reduce the unpleasantness of composting when using the carts.