D65 takes next step toward closing Rhodes
Delay suggested by one board member — but most appear ready to shutter the school..
New Metra stop is now open
Station in Edgewater offers a new option for going to/from Evanston.
Population drop: Is it real? What to do?
Latest U.S. Census Bureau estimates show sharp decline — but may not be accurate.
Ryan Field: Almost nothing left standing
Remaining press box supports are now down.
EPD: Ryan Field trucks not speeding
Traffic cops have been monitoring them, department says.
NU reviews campus music fest plans
Dillo Day is Saturday.
Lakefront fireworks for commencement
NU to send off the Class of ’24 with a bang.
GOVERNMENT
Free parking for downtown shoppers?
Some 1st Ward residents say they want it.
Recent city property tax hikes lag peers
But previous tax hikes leave Evanston in the middle of the group.
Panel rejects pension funding lock
Wouldn’t solve budget problems, opponents say.
Schools
Trucks to keep rolling from Ryan Field
But construction traffic should taper off late in the summer, residents are told.
Wildcats to play big games at Wrigley
Five games on the lakefront in Evanston — last two of the season at the home of the Cubs.
ETHS hikes some student fees
Small increase is first in a decade.
Housing
Another study says this is a nice place to live
But “Livability” says Naperville is nicer.
Should city ‘put assets to work’?
Council to get report Monday calling for redeveloping underutilized city properties.
Housing coalition’s road to ruin
Years of financial losses leave it in no shape to fund repairs.
Business
Sweets and bittersweet
New business opens, another is closing just a few doors away on Central Street.
It’s time to think ink
Evanston gets a tattoo parlor.
Evanston to get additional Metra service
In conjunction with opening of a new UP-North station in Chicago.
Entertainment
Folk fest organizers meet neighbors
Get warm reception at small gathering.
Spring thing: Farmers market returns
Fresh food fest is back at familiar downtown site.
Folk Fest, more special events planned
City Council approval set for Monday night.
Scores compete in new ‘Lakeshore Shuffle’
Seen as forerunner to more city-sponsored competitive events.