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Evanston City Council meeting
Jun 10 2013 - 8:47pm  |  Bill Smith

Here's a recap of our live coverage of tonight's Evanston City Council meeting.

Planning and Development Committee
Jun 10 2013 - 6:59pm  |  Bill Smith

Here's a recap of our live coverage of this evening's Evanston City Council Planning and Devleopment Committee meeting at which the committee voted to approve a bed and breakfast proposed for 1622 Forest Place.

Administration and Public Works Committee
Jun 10 2013 - 5:45pm  |  Bill Smith

Here's a recap of our live coverage of this evening's Evanston City Council Administration and Public Works Committee meeting.

Robbers with a bat steal watch in city lot on Davis
Jun 10 2013 - 4:05pm  |  Charles Bartling

Two robbers with a bat stole a watch from a victim in the city parking lot on Davis Street early Friday morning. This and other stories in the weekend crime report from Evanston police.

Cops haul in 100 pounds of pot
Jun 10 2013 - 3:01pm  |  Charles Bartling

A report of suspicious items in a recycling container yielded a 100-pound haul of marijuana by Evanston police.

NU gets $5 million pledge for ball park upgrade
Jun 10 2013 - 12:44pm  |  Bill Smith

Two Northwestern University alums have pledge $5 million as a challenge grant to raise more funds to renovate the school's baseball stadium.

Tentative 2013-2014 budget on D202 agenda
Jun 10 2013 - 10:49am  |  Charles Bartling

The Evanston Township High School District 202 School Board is expected to approve a 345-page tentative budget tonight that is subject to change before final adoption scheduled for September.

Police: Man arrested trying to break into apartment
Jun 10 2013 - 10:24am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston police responding to a call of a burglary in progress say they found a man trying to break into an apartment early this morning in the 800 block of Dempster Street.

Council to debate 2nd lakefront B&B
Jun 10 2013 - 9:53am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to discuss plans from billionaire Col. James N. Pritzker to establish a bed and breakfast in a lakefront home at 1622 Forest Place.

Mmm, pie ... and coffee too!
Jun 10 2013 - 7:37am  |  Bill Smith

Aldermen tonight are scheduled to vote on a special use permit for a project that will bring together two Chicago businesses under one Evanston roof.

D65 unit to examine budget projections
Jun 9 2013 - 10:43am  |  Charles Bartling

The Finance Committee of the Evanston/Skokie District 65 School Board will begin discussions Monday night of a draft of the operating and capital budgets for the next fiscal year.

Garage sales are popping up under sunny skies
Jun 8 2013 - 9:53am  |  Charles Bartling

There’s nothing like blue skies and mild temperatures to generate garage sales in Evanston. And they were everywhere Saturday.

Open houses Sunday, June 9
Jun 8 2013 - 5:52am  |  Carolyn Brandt

If you plan on house-hunting this Sunday, you'll be able to leave the jackets behind since temperatures are expected to reach the upper 70s.

Big plans for Bike to Work Week
Jun 7 2013 - 3:57pm  |  Charles Bartling

The city is encouraging Evanston cyclists to participate in Chicagoland’s Bike to Work Week, beginning Saturday.

Burglars ransack Howard apartment
Jun 7 2013 - 1:53pm  |  Charles Bartling

Burglars broke into an apartment in the 1500 block of Howard Street Thursday afternoon and ransacked it. This and other stories in today's daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.