City organizers and prospective participants in the Legacy Business Program met Sept. 29 at the Evanston Civic Center to discuss the scope of the new effort. The program, intended both […]
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Ninth Ward meeting centers on zoning study
Residents of Evanston’s Ninth Ward learned at a Wednesday, Sept. 21, virtual meeting about a current study examining how the city’s zoning laws impact the quality of life and economic well-being of […]
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Land Use Commission votes against controversial Legacy development
The Evanston Land Use Commission voted 7-0 on Wednesday not to recommend the City Council move ahead on the long-gestating and highly contentious Legacy Evanston mixed-use proposal for 1621-31 Chicago […]
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How can Evanstonians go solar?
A few Saturdays back, a door-to-door salesman came by my house and suggested installing solar panels, mentioning numerous government credits that have recently become available. I am usually suspect of […]
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Seventh Ward meeting centers on football parking and hospital eruv
Seventh Ward residents heard details about football parking this fall at Canal Shores Golf Course, 1030 Central St., as well as plans for an eruv – the Hebrew word that […]
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Ann Rainey Apts cause commission to ponder: When is a minor building change major?
Members of Evanston’s Land Use Commission issued both a recommendation for a modification to the facade of the Ann Rainey Apartments, 999-1015 Howard St., at its Wednesday, Aug. 24 meeting, […]
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‘Pride doesn’t exist only in June’: Evanston’s LGBTQ+ community celebrates
Members of Evanston’s LGBTQ+ community, plus their families, friends and other allies, gathered at Ridgeville Park on July 30 for Evanston Pride’s 2022 community picnic. “We try to make as […]
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First Ward proposal gets heated response from residents
City officials and representatives from Chicago-based Horizon Realty Group met Tuesday, July 26, with First Ward residents for what turned out to be a tumultuous online discussion about an ambitious […]
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Land Use commissioners nix overlay removal in Central Street Corridor
Editor’s note: This story has been updated. The Evanston Land Use Commission, on Wednesday, July 13, refused to recommend a City-initiated map amendment that would have removed several parcels from […]
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Central Street day care center plans met with controversy
A proposal for a Kensington School day care center to replace the Unity Church building at 3434 Central St. at times became a contentious discussion about traffic and parking during […]