Real Estate

AT&T boxes needed for city's future

Jonathan Perman — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:47:47 -0500

Today, when cities like Evanston discuss the need for infrastructure improvements, the talk is not limited to the conventions of bridges, roads, and water and sewer pipes. More often, included in that discussion is the state of a community’s electronic infrastructure.

Report: Median tax bill down slightly

Bill Smith — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:31:57 -0500

The Cook County Assessor's office says the median property tax bill for Evanston homeowners fell slightly this year.

Close gap in lakefront parks?

Bill Smith — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:47:31 -0500

Chicago residents in the city's Edgewater neighborhood will get to vote next month on a plan to extend lakefront parks from Hollywood Avenue to the Evanston city line.

Aldermen get budget news tonight

Bill Smith — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:50:12 -0500

Evanston aldermen are scheduled to get an update tonight on how the slowdown in the national economy is affecting city tax revenue.

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.

City to try again on museum

Bill Smith — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:03:33 -0500

Evanston officials plan to try again to find a group to turn a vacant west side building into an African-American history museum.

America's greenest house of worship

Bill Smith — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 07:48:18 -0500

Evanston now is officially home to America's most environmentally friendly house of worship.

WaMu failure may hit local branches

Bill Smith — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:28:40 -0500

Washington Mutual Bank customers who visited the bank website this morning found a new graphic welcoming them to the bank's new owner, J. P. Morgan Chase.

Panel backs tax break for market

Bill Smith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:36:16 -0500

Members of Evanston's Economic Development Committee on Wednesday unanimously backed a proposal to give owners of the planned Farmer's Best market on Oakton Street up to $500,000 in sales tax rebates.

City wants supermarket design changes

Bill Smith — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:47:46 -0500

City staff Wednesday pushed for several design changes in plans for an Aldi supermarket on Oakton Street.