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Nov 3, 2024 · Breaking news and in depth community news for Evanston, Illinois.
Live: City Council - Evanston Now
1 day ago · The City Council is scheduled to approved for introduction Evanston’s 2025 city budget Monday night. Here’s our live coverage the meeting. The meeting was most recently scheduled to begin at 6:45 p.m. A packet with information on the agenda items is available online. 6:49 p.m. — Meeting called to order.
District 202 to propose property tax hike - Evanston Now
23 hours ago · Evanston Township High School. Credit: Matthew Eadie. Evanston Township High School District 202’s Chief Financial Officer, Kendra Williams, will propose a 6.2% property tax levy increase for 2025 at Tuesday’s school board meeting. The increase comes two months after the district approved a $113.4 million budget, a 7.8% spending increase.
Map outlines potential land use changes - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Housing. Map outlines potential land use changes. by Matthew Eadie November 11, 2024November 11, 2024. Apartment buildings in Downtown Evanston. The comprehensive plan draft calls for more tall buildings downtown. Credit: Matthew Eadie. While it’s not the official draft zoning plan that the City of Evanston is preparing to release in the ...
News - Evanston Now
3 days ago · Another delay for Foster School. by Jeff Hirsh October 30, 2024. But construction manager says 5th Ward building is still on target for first day of school in 2026. Government.
Arts group wins $217K city grant - Evanston Now
1 day ago · 1800 Dempster St. Credit: Google. The arts nonprofit Evanston Made won City Council approval Monday night for a $217,015 grant to remodel a building on Dempster Street as its new headquarters. Evanston Made Executive Director Lisa Degliantoni says a family foundation has committed the $1.2 million needed to buy the 5,000 square foot storefront ...
Live: Planning and Development - Evanston Now
1 day ago · Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Evanston’s Planning and Development Committee Monday night is scheduled to vote on two new residential developments with a total of 340 apartment units. Here’s our live coverage. The meeting is scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m. A packet with information on the agenda items is available online.
Council to hold hearing on budget - Evanston Now
Oct 27, 2024 · Credit: Barbara Freeman. Evanston’s City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night on the city’s $342 million budget for 2025. The city has drawn down reserves to balance the budget for the past few years, but faces a looming crisis that could exhaust those reserves by 2027 if spending and revenues aren’t brought into alignment. The ...
City wants to get out the volt - Evanston Now
Oct 11, 2024 · City Engineer Lara Biggs at Environment Board meeting Thursday at Civic Center. The intent of that plan is to reduce dependency on fossil fuels. Biggs told Evanston Now that the goal is to locate EV chargers at the Public Library downtown, at the Levy Center, and at the new South Evanston Recreation Center (formerly Little Beans Cafe).
City launches 'Envision Evanston' effort - Evanston Now
Jan 25, 2024 · The City of Evanston Thursday publicly launched work on a new comprehensive plan and zoning code — the first such effort in nearly a quarter century. The initial public meeting on the project is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Parasol Room at the Civic Center and online. The City Council last July approved a $750,000 ...