Government

Starlight concert schedule expanded
May 18 2007 - 7:17am  |  City of Evanston

Offering more music at more locations, Evanston's Starlight Concert Series expands to 15 concerts at four parks for 2007.

Last chance for cut-rate beach tokens
May 18 2007 - 7:07am  |  City of Evanston

Through June 8, Evanston and Skokie residents can save money on their 2007 beach tokens during the annual preseason token sale. Beach tokens will be sold at the discounted resident price of $22 per person. Fee assistance is available to help qualified residents with the purchase of tokens.

Second tower seen for Fountain Square
May 16 2007 - 10:58pm  |  Bill Smith

A second development team is about to unveil a condo tower proposal for Evanston's Fountain Square.

Fountain Square

Housing sales drop in Evanston
May 16 2007 - 7:20am  |  Bill Smith

Property sales in Evanston declined 12 percent from year-ago levels last month and the average selling price fell 4 percent.

Transactions

Builder's engineer says Sienna is safe
May 15 2007 - 5:07pm  |  Bill Smith

A structural engineering firm hired by the developer says the condo building and parking structure at Sienna Evanston are safe, despite the partial collapse of the parking structure this weekend.

Automation coming to parking garages
May 15 2007 - 7:19am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston will eliminate cashier jobs at the Church Street and Maple Avenue parking garages under a plan approved by the City Council Monday.

Aldermen limit housing help
May 15 2007 - 6:46am  |  Bill Smith

If you make a little more than the metro area's median income, forget about getting housing help from the City of Evanston.

West side master plan approved
May 15 2007 - 5:56am  |  Bill Smith

Evanston aldermen Monday approved a master plan for redeveloping the Mayfair industrial corridor on the city's west side that was over a year in the making.

Repairs start at garage collapse site
May 14 2007 - 2:51pm  |  Bill Smith

Workers swarmed over the Sienna condo complex construction site at 1218 Oak Ave. today trying to determine how best to shore up the building after a portion of the parking garage collapsed over the weekend.

Workers atop garage

Falcon babies at library
May 14 2007 - 7:59am  |  Bill Smith

Falcons

The falcon eggs have hatched at the Evanston Public Library. You can watch the hungry chicks' progress on the library's falcon cam.

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