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Nov 3, 2024 · Recap: Planning and Development. Evanston’s Planning and Development Committee Monday night voted to approve two new residential developments with a total of 340 apartment units. by Bill Smith November 11, 2024.
Clothes stolen in three armed robberies - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Evanston police say people trying to sell clothes privately ended up being robbed at gunpoint by their prospective customers this week. Two of the incidents happened on Monday — in the 1900 block of Green Bay Road and the 1800 block of Church Street. Then a similar theft occurred Tuesday evening in the 1500 block of Emerson Street.
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4 days ago · Council to trim burn rate slightly. by Bill Smith November 10, 2024. Cuts spending of reserves from $12.5M to $11.1M. Public Safety.
Live: City Council - Evanston Now
2 days ago · The City Council is scheduled to approved for introduction Evanston’s 2025 city budget Monday night. Here’s our live coverage the meeting. The meeting was most recently scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. A packet with information on the agenda items is available online. 6:49 p.m. — Meeting called to order.
Arts group wins $217K city grant - Evanston Now
1 day ago · 1800 Dempster St. Credit: Google. The arts nonprofit Evanston Made won City Council approval Monday night for a $217,015 grant to remodel a building on Dempster Street as its new headquarters. Evanston Made Executive Director Lisa Degliantoni says a family foundation has committed the $1.2 million needed to buy the 5,000 square foot storefront ...
District 202 to propose property tax hike - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Evanston Township High School. Credit: Matthew Eadie. Evanston Township High School District 202’s Chief Financial Officer, Kendra Williams, will propose a 6.2% property tax levy increase for 2025 at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The increase comes two months after the district approved a $113.4 million budget, a 7.8% spending increase.
Map outlines potential land use changes - Evanston Now
2 days ago · Potential changes. In northeast Evanston in the area from Central to Emerson streets between Ridge Avenue and Sheridan Road about a third of the blocks are currently zoned R1, while the rest are higher density — ranging from R4a through R6 — or have university transitional zoning.. The new map shows the bulk of that area falling into the ...
Council to hold hearing on budget - Evanston Now
Oct 27, 2024 · Credit: Barbara Freeman. Evanston’s City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night on the city’s $342 million budget for 2025. The city has drawn down reserves to balance the budget for the past few years, but faces a looming crisis that could exhaust those reserves by 2027 if spending and revenues aren’t brought into alignment. The ...
Evanston Democrats braced for national results - Evanston Now
Nov 6, 2024 · The Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner of the presidential election about 4:30 a.m. Chicago time on Wednesday. As results began to roll in across Illinois, State Rep. Robyn Gabel (District 18) and U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky could both celebrate a return to office. “I looked to see if I was winning and it was about 81%,” Gabel ...
City wants to get out the volt - Evanston Now
Oct 11, 2024 · City Engineer Lara Biggs at Environment Board meeting Thursday at Civic Center. The intent of that plan is to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Biggs told Evanston Now that the goal is to locate EV chargers at the Public Library downtown, at the Levy Center, and at the new South Evanston Recreation Center (formerly Little Beans Cafe).