The Evanston Plan Commission will continue its review of the proposed downtown plan at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in the Council Chambers of the Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave.

Noah's Playground for Everyone, the City of Evanston's first fully accessible playground, will be dedicated at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 20.

The Evanston City Council has scheduled a special closed-door meeting Monday evening at which the aldermen are expected to discuss a response to the lawsuit filed by the National Rifle Association last week challenging the city's ordinance banning the possession of handguns.

Today in talking to the gas company - I was told they are thinking the price of Natural Gas may reach $3.00 a therm by this winter.

Evanston's own Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre presents "Porgy and Bess: The Opera in Concert" at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre, 927 Noyes St.

Northlake-based Farmer's Best Markets owner Nick Merikas says he now has a signed lease for the old Osco drug store building at Asbury and Oakton and plans to open the store in about five months.

Alderman Steven Bernstein, 4th Ward, says he made a promise to himself when he first sought the job in 1997 that he would never change as a person despite the internal bickering and pressures of being an alderman.

As you’re planning your festivities, don’t forget about the ordinance that regulates parkway use on Central Street for the Fourth of July Parade.

This year, the 4th of July holiday falls on a Friday. Government offices, the Recycling Center at 2222 Oakton St., and all locations of the Evanston Public Library will be closed.

An orientation meeting for anyone interested in applying for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, in Room 2404 of the Evanston Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave.