1st Ward

Student grabbed while walking home

Bill Smith — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:26:23 -0600

Northwestern University Police say a student was attacked near her residence Wednesday evening.

NU sees new link to downtown

Bill Smith — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:13:51 -0500

Time may be running out for Northwestern University's clock tower. It's not included in the school's new 50-year planning framework which envisions a new connection between the campus and downtown Evanston.

Three charged in burglary

Bill Smith — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:47:26 -0500

Northwestern University police early Monday stopped a car Evanston police were seeking in a burglary investigation.

Northwestern unveils 50-year plan

Bill Smith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:52:52 -0500

Northwestern University officials today unveiled what they're calling a "framework plan" for how the Evanston campus may develop over the next half century.

More enter local campaigns

Bill Smith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:23:59 -0500

Several more Evanston residents have taken out petitions seeking to run for municipal offices next spring.

Compromise sought on lakefront house move

Bill Smith — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:07:21 -0500

Evanston Preservation Commissioners tried Wednesday to broker a compromise between angry neighbors and the homeowners who have asked to relocate a historic home near the lakefront.

Plan to move house upsets neighbors

Bill Smith — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:05:49 -0500

The new owners of a house near the Evanston lakefront have drawn fire from neighbors over a plan to move the home and subdivide its lot.

History Center board sees progress in NU talks

Bill Smith — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 07:15:57 -0500

Evanston History Center members Wednesday elected officers and trustees who said they're committed to negotiating with Northwestern University to keep the organization in its long-time home at the Dawes mansion on the lakefront.

Evanston History Center faces crisis

Bill Smith — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:27:43 -0500

The Evanston History Center, housed since at least 1960 in the Northwestern University-owned Charles Gates Dawes mansion on the lakefront, is faced with closing the building to the public on April 16.

Neighborhood meeting on tower

Bill Smith — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 10:44:04 -0600

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First Ward alderman Cheryl Wollin will host a neighborhood forum about the proposed 49-story Fountain Square tower from 7 to 9 p.m.

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