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5 days ago · Harvest Fest offers fun activities in celebration of local growers. Family-friendly event is in its second year. by Desiree Shannon September 28, 2024. Breaking news and in depth community news for Evanston, Illinois.
Landscape rules: 'Way too intrusive' - Evanston Now
7 hours ago · Commissioner George Halik said requiring homeowners to follow strict landscaping regulations would be “too intrusive.”. “I just can’t imagine telling a single family homeowner … that they have to put a tree on their yard or landscape their yard a certain way,” Halik said. Commission Chair Matt Rodgers raised similar concerns, adding ...
Live: City Council - Evanston Now
3 days ago · Here’s a recap of our live coverage of Monday night’s Evanston City Council meeting — including the vote on the future of the Harley Clarke mansion. The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. A packet with information on tonight’s agenda items is available online. Meeting called to order at 5:41 p.m. Harris and Wynne are absent.
Chicago Avenue high-rise plan advances - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Chicago Avenue high-rise plan advances. After several years, eight proposals and countless public meetings, Evanston’s Land Use Commission Wednesday night unanimously backed plans for a 12-story, 110-unit version of The Legacy apartment building at 1621 Chicago Ave. Developers presented the latest plans at Wednesday’s meeting, answering ...
Local brewpub shutting down - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Credit: Jeff Hirsh. Evanston’s first brewery is announcing Last Call. Temperance Beer Co., which brews award-winning beer in part of its building on Dempster Street, and sells it in the attached tap room, will serve its final suds on Oct. 27. In a social media announcement, founder and owner Josh Gilbert said, “Unfortunately, the world of ...
Council to vote on mansion’s future - Evanston Now
4 days ago · The City Council Monday night is scheduled to vote on a staff recommendation to negotiate a lease for the rehab and adaptive use of the long-vacant lakefront Harley Clarke mansion. Staff is recommending that the city move forward with the proposal from Celadon Construction Corporation NFP. Celadon proposes to invest $29 million in private funds ...
Raised crosswalk coming to Main Street business district
6 days ago · As for the raised crossing on Main Street, Gotsick says installation is scheduled for Oct. 18-23, but the workers will take time out on Sunday the 20th, so as not to interrupt the “Welcome Back” fall festival of food and events. It’s designed to say thank you and/or hello again to Main Street customers who dealt with Construction Summer 2024.
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Skokie approves Old Orchard project. by Matthew Eadie October 9, 2024. Redevelopment at the mall could add over 750 new residential units. Election 2024.
Rezoning plan brings fears of 'dramatic change' - Evanston Now
Sep 20, 2024 · Resident Jennifer Packman said she had serious concerns about the plan to eliminate single-family zoning, saying “it seems like a dramatic change,” and asking whether the city has enough data to show it has worked elsewhere.. Planning manager Liz Williams said the change would be gradual. “Evanston is known for being a community with a lot of different …
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Sep 20, 2024 · Chow gains endorsements in 6th Ward. by Matthew Eadie September 18, 2024.