News

Nov 13 2007 - 10:57am  |  City of Evanston

Yard waste pickups will continue on regular refuse/recycling collection days until December 13.

Nov 13 2007 - 10:48am  |  City of Evanston

The Evanston Police Department announces it will conduct a Roadside Safety Check beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16 through 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, at a high volume traffic area in the city.

Nov 13 2007 - 10:46am  |  City of Evanston

The Evanston Police Department has received funding from the state transportation department for a traffic enforcement campaign running through Sunday, Nov. 25.

Nov 13 2007 - 10:37am  |  City of Evanston

Thanksgiving Day is Thursday, Nov. 22. All locations of the Evanston Public Library will be closed.

Nov 13 2007 - 7:51am  |  Bill Smith

Aldermen reversed their acceptance of four police emergency blue-light phones from Northwestern University Monday after a half dozen neighbors voiced fears at the council meeting that the phones would brand their blocks as high crime areas.

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Nov 13 2007 - 1:51am  |  Lindsay Wickman
The District 65 Evanston/Skokie finance committee doesn't know whether the districts' schools need more or less classroom space, but they do know they need to prepare for the future with a budget deficit on the horizon.

Nov 12 2007 - 5:11pm  |  Bill Smith

An 18-year-old Evanston man told police he was walking near the intersection of Dodge Avenue and Madison Street just after 9 p.m. Saturday when three men in a green Ford SUV pulled to a stop beside him.

Nov 12 2007 - 9:12am  |  Bill Smith

Property sales in Evanston last month reached their lowest level in more than three years.

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Nov 11 2007 - 1:33pm  |  Peter Sanchez

All residents should be paying attention to what is happening
with development plans in Evanston.

Nov 9 2007 - 11:59am  |  Chris Ernst

Having had a couple of weeks to digest the 108 pages of the
Draft Downtown Plan, and now attended the initial Plan Commission Meeting on

Nov 9 2007 - 8:19am  |  Bill Smith

The new plan for Evanston's lakefront is starting to look a lot more like today's lakefront.

Nov 8 2007 - 11:46pm  |  Nat Silverman

Chicago photographer Tom Petrillo will present an illustrated talk on the archaeological sights and contemporary culture of the Native American canyon lands of the southwest U.S.

Nov 7 2007 - 9:56pm  |  Bill Smith

Developer Tom Roszak told Evanston officials today he wants to build a hotel and rental apartments instead of two more condo buildings at his Sienna planned development site downtown.

Nov 7 2007 - 1:48pm  |  City of Evanston

The City of Evanston's annual firewood sale begins Saturday, Nov. 10.

Nov 7 2007 - 1:43pm  |  City of Evanston

Learn about the historical struggles for housing justice in the northern suburbs at the Evanston Public Library during the month of November.