1st Ward
New driver plows into cars on Sherman
Saturday, July 17, 2010, at 10:34 pm by Bill Smith
Witnesses say an SUV driving north on Sherman Avenue near Simpson Street in Evanston plowed into several other vehicles and hit a lamp post early this evening.
"I heard a crash and ran outside, when I saw what was happening, I just stood there screaming," said Jane Gordan, who was in her apartment near the intersection when the incident happened just before 6 p.m.
Some see red over planned traffic signal
Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 8:05 am by Bill SmithMost speakers at a 1st Ward meeting Tuesday night said they oppose plans to install a new traffic signal on Sheridan Road south of Garrett Place at the entrance to a Northwestern University parking lot.
Students robbed near NU campus
Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at 7:22 am by Bill SmithTwo male Northwestern students were robbed near the intersection of Haven Street and Orrington Avenue in Evanston early this morning.
University officials have issued a campus alert saying the incident happened about 12:43 a.m.
Noise complaints don't block sidewalk cafe
Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at 9:43 am by Bill SmithEvanston aldermen Monday renewed the sidewalk cafe license for the restaurant Las Palmas, but encouraged relocating the outdoor dining space for next year.
An aerial photo showing the downtown block with Las Palmas at 817 University Place.
ZBA rejects 'Great Room' challenge
Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at 7:14 am by Bill SmithEvanston's Zoning Board of Appeals Tuesday night rejected a neighbor's challenge to the city zoning administrator's approval of Northwestern University's operation of a dining hall a building the school acquired from Seabury-Western Seminary last year.
City rule makes zoning appeals costly
Friday, March 5, 2010, at 11:49 am by Bill SmithThe attorney for the local resident seeking to block Northwestern University's use of the Great Room dining hall on the former Seabury-Western campus will ask aldermen Monday to waive transcript fees in the case.
Demolition continues at Mather complex
Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at 11:41 am by Bill Smith
Demolition work now is well underway at the site of the planned second new Mather Lifeways building in downtown Evanston.
No decision on dining hall dispute
Wednesday, January 20, 2010, at 9:19 am by Bill SmithEvanston's Zoning Board of Appeals spent four hours hearing testimony Tuesday night in a challenge by neighbors to Northwestern University's use of the Great Room, a dining hall in a former Seabury-Western Seminary building.
Zoning issues put off until January
Wednesday, December 16, 2009, at 11:44 am by Bill SmithEvanston's Zoning Board of Appeals made quick work of its agenda Tuesday night -- postponing both issues it faced until Jan. 19 at the request of parties involved.
Frozen Kendall site to see skating
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 3:39 pm by Bill SmithThe Kendall College site in northeast Evanston, in the deep freeze for six years, will become a temporary ice rink this winter.
That's the word from Alderman Judy Fiske.
Fiske told residents at her 1st Ward meeting Tuesday of the plans for skating rink, but offered no details.
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