July 2007 - Evanston Now

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Review to begin for condo tower

The plan for what would be suburban Chicago's tallest building will go under review by Evanston's Plan Commission next month. The developers of Sherman Plaza unveiled in April plans for

By Bill Smith on July 27, 2007 - 10:34 pm

Business

Pile up!

Two cars collided at Ridge Avenue and Main Street shortly before 7 p.m. this evening. Evanston police were on the scene directing traffic. There was no immediate word on whether

By Bill Smith on July 27, 2007 - 12:40 am

Business

Downtown plan found on shelf!

While city consultants and residents busily sketch out ideas for improving downtown Evanston this summer, the city's first downtown plan sits on a shelf in the public library -- harboring

By Bill Smith on July 26, 2007 - 10:00 pm

Business

Banners to fly for merchants

Several neighborhood business associations won approval from Evanston's Economic Development Committee tonight for projects to spruce up and promote their areas. New street light banners promoting the business districts were

By Bill Smith on July 26, 2007 - 3:01 am

Business

Housing help programs debated

Evanston aldermen Monday debated how to get more bang for their affordable housing buck while coughing up more money to finish an affordable housing project that's nearing completion. The Evanston

By Bill Smith on July 24, 2007 - 2:12 pm

Business

New Emerson bridge next year

Illinois Department of Transportation officials told Evanston aldermen Monday that the state plans to replace the 46-year-old Emerson Street bridge across the North Shore Channel next year. 1538

By Bill Smith on July 24, 2007 - 12:08 pm

Business

Charrette yields new downtown ideas

Evanston's downtown planning charrette wrapped up Saturday with planners suggesting a more pedestrian-friendly city center with narrower streets, more public gathering places and a wide range of building heights. A design, looking

By Bill Smith on July 24, 2007 - 5:14 am

Suspect charged in rape of student

Evanston police have arrested a suspect in the rape last May of a Northwestern University student. Deputy Police Chief Joseph Bellino said in a news release that DNA analysis of evidence

By Bill Smith on July 23, 2007 - 5:43 pm

Business

Angry neighbors turn off developer

Evanston developer Robert Horner says attending the first downtown planning session earlier this month helped convince him to pull his plans to build a condo tower on the Fountain Square

By Bill Smith on July 20, 2007 - 7:03 pm

Business

Preservationists say Evanston stinks

The non-profit Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois named Evanston to its "preservation onions" list Thursday. The group says the new list is designed to shame what it calls the worst blunders,

By Bill Smith on July 20, 2007 - 11:52 am

Business

New condos planned for Howard

Electrical contractor Nicu Voicu of Evanston is proposing to replace the three-story apartment and office building on Howard Street that houses his business with a six-story office and condo development.

By Bill Smith on July 19, 2007 - 6:06 pm

Business

Fountain Square tower plan pulled

Developer Robert Horner has withdrawn his request to the city for a zoning analysis of his proposal for a 37-story mixed-use tower on the Fountain Square block. A rendering of the

By Bill Smith on July 18, 2007 - 3:47 pm

Business

Marking up downtown Evanston

Give a bunch of Evanstonians marking pens and an oversize map of downtown, and it doesn't take much prompting to get them to fill the sheet with their ideas for improvement.

By Bill Smith on July 18, 2007 - 1:40 pm

Business

New condo plan for 1515 Chicago

A new condo development planned for 1515 Chicago Ave. in Evanston is substantially scaled down from the 18-story Optima Promenade project aldermen rejected last summer. 1515 Chicago Ave., with the

By Bill Smith on July 17, 2007 - 1:50 pm

Business

Construction work keeps on truckin’

New construction work in Evanston increased for a second month in a row last month, rising to $22.2 million from $16.4 million in May and $13.1 million in April. For

By Bill Smith on July 16, 2007 - 1:38 pm

Business

Ideas plentiful for downtown plan

More than 125 Evanston residents gathered around a dozen tables at the Levy Center in South Evanston Thursday night to talk about downtown. Downtown maps at each table helped focus

By Bill Smith on July 13, 2007 - 11:47 am

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