November 2006 - Evanston Now

Business

End of the road for lumber yard

"It's very exciting to see some dust for a change," Developer Walter Kihm said today as demolition of the old Hines lumber yard building started at the site of the

By Bill Smith on November 30, 2006 - 10:40 pm

Business

Plan board rejects Central St. condos

The Plan Commission this evening voted 4-1 to reject the latest proposal for redeveloping the Evanston Theater site on Central Street for a mixed-use condominium development.Commissioners said they actually rather

By Bill Smith on November 30, 2006 - 2:33 am

Business

Snow briefing to be packed with painters

When Evanston's Public Works Department holds a pre-season briefing for the public on snow rules Thursday night the Civic Center, the talk won't be just of parking rules and towing

By Bill Smith on November 29, 2006 - 2:11 pm

Business

Downtown tax plan advances

The City Council has set the wheels in motion to expand the area taxed to support the downtown marketing organization EvMark and extend the tax program for another dozen years.The

By Bill Smith on November 29, 2006 - 11:53 am

General fund balance

Business

Resident: Tap surplus to kill tax hike

Evanston'sÂ City Council postponed adopting the tax levy for next year after a resident argued Monday that alderman should eliminate the planned property tax increase by tapping what he said is

By Bill Smith on November 28, 2006 - 6:43 am

Business

Committee OKs Main-Chicago condos

The Evanston City Council's Planning and Development Committee tonight approved a proposed settlement of a three-year legal dispute over the zoning of property on the southeast corner of Chicago Avenue

By Bill Smith on November 28, 2006 - 1:47 am

Business

Jewelry artist draws on nature

The work of Eve J. AlfillÃ© is art that is not confined to the walls of a museum.Pieces from the "Entomology 101" series are displayed at an unveiling of her

By Allison Williams on November 26, 2006 - 11:19 pm

Choir

Business

Tree lighting launches holiday season

Hundreds of people gathered in Evanston's Fountain Square this evening to sing carols and watch as Mayor Lorraine Morton turned on the lights on the city's holiday tree. 982

By Rene Edde on November 22, 2006 - 2:17 am

Education

Youth funding increase draws support

A city staff report recommends increasing funding for youth programs next year by nearly 50 percent.EvanstonÂ already spends over $355,000 of its own tax money on a summer jobs program for

By Bill Smith on November 21, 2006 - 10:48 pm

Business

D65 sorts through bilingual options

In a five-hour meeting ending just after midnight this morning, the District 65 School Board continued its review of the administrationâ€™s proposal to house the two-way Spanish immersion program at

By Karen L. Johnson on November 21, 2006 - 10:03 pm

Business

Aldermen sound off on noise

Evanston aldermen asked staff to explore a possible ban on oversize car speaker systems, increased fines and towing of cars involved in noise violations at a Human Services Committee meeting

By Bill Smith on November 21, 2006 - 2:58 pm

Average Selling Price

Government

Big property sales blow out average

Sales of several large commercial properties sent the average selling price of properties soaring in Evanston last month, while the underlying downward trend in transactions continued. 974

By Bill Smith on November 20, 2006 - 12:49 pm

Business

‘Do over’ time for holiday tree

City crews were at work this morning reinstalling the holiday tree in Fountain Square that toppled over in high winds yesterday morning, two days after it was first put in

By Bill Smith on November 17, 2006 - 5:22 pm

Business

High winds topple holiday tree

The giant Christmas tree set up by city crews in Fountain Square on Wednesday blew over in the high winds that hit the area today. Accounts from downtown workers say

By Bill Smith on November 17, 2006 - 3:55 am

Government

Another high-rise for Research Park

Developer Robert King is planning a 14-story rental apartment, townhouse condo and retail complex at 1890 Maple Ave. If approved by the city, it would become the first major new

By Bill Smith on November 17, 2006 - 1:47 am

Government

Church Street Village breaks ground

Ground was broken this afternoon for the first large-scale market-rate new housing development on Evanston's west side in many years. Pitching in at the groundbreaking are, from left, Developer Ron

By Bill Smith on November 16, 2006 - 12:51 am

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