The Evanston Land Use Commission voted 5-0 on Nov. 8 to recommend a proposal allowing Fox Animal Hospital, 2107 Crawford Ave., to expand into a neighboring space previously occupied by […]
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Land Use Commission approves Meals on Wheels building expansion
The request to the Land Use Commission was likely “the most important one” he’d ever made, architect Nathan Kipnis told commissioners at their meeting Oct. 25 at the Morton Civic […]
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Preservation Commission views plans for new Larimer Park – a lot like the current one
After several meetings with Evanstonians earlier this year, city staff presented a plan for upgrades to Larimer Park, 1200 Oak Ave., that won’t result in a space substantially different from […]
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Fountain Square fiesta served up with strong helping of pride
Members from Evanston Pride – the city’s nearly 4-year-old LGBTQ+ organization – and other Evanstonians came together downtown on Thursday for the group’s third Una Fiesta Hispana celebration focusing on Latinx […]
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Parks and Rec Board floats idea of a separate Evanston park district
Evanston’s Parks and Recreation Board held a brief postmortem discussion Thursday night on its recent request for additional funds to keep up maintenance of the city’s 88 parks – especially […]
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Reid looking to tax stores that use self-checkout
Eighth Ward Council Member Devon Reid told fellow commissioners on Evanston’s Equity and Empowerment Commission Aug. 17 that he will put forward a proposal to annually tax retailers who use […]
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Skokie-based Sunny Spa to take over Egea location
The owners of Sunny Spa, 4849 W. Dempster St. in Skokie, will be taking over the space of the now-shuttered Egea Spa, 1521 Sherman Ave. in downtown Evanston, according to […]
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City’s electrification working group plans to survey residents in August
The city’s Building Electrification Working Group plans to survey Evanston residents in August about their familiarity with and concerns about prohibitions against natural gas connections in new construction. The committee, previously […]
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City Council awards $750,000 contract for updating zoning code
The Evanston City Council voted in its consent agenda Monday, July 10, to award a contract to the Chicago-based office of a nationwide design firm to create a planning and […]
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Trans activist Brady-Davis named Water District commissioner
Longtime LGBTQ rights and environmental activist Precious Brady-Davis was appointed on Wednesday by Gov. JB Pritzker as a commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Brady-Davis is the first […]