July 2011 - Evanston Now

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Piven Theatre announces 40th anniversary season

The Piven Theatre Workshop has announced its 2011-12 season which features a retrospective on the group's 40-year history. Productions include the world premiere of "Cities of Light," an evening of

By Evanston Now on July 31, 2011 - 12:54 pm

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Crime: Home Depot employee arrested for theft

A Home Depot employee is accused of stealing from the store, and burglars find a half dozen cars with their doors unlocked. Those among the stories in today's Evanston police

By Bill Smith on July 29, 2011 - 8:46 pm

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Music and food make for mellow evening

Four food trucks and free music brought out a crowd of residents to Brummel Park in south Evanston Thursday evening. Neighbors attending pronounced the event -- which combined the newly

By City of Evanston on July 29, 2011 - 6:22 pm

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Government

Illinois worst in nation for debt

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois ended fiscal 2010 as the most broke state in the nation. 9016

By Statehouse News on July 29, 2011 - 6:04 pm

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Incubator for building trades sought on Church

A group of Evanston contractors are proposing to turn a vacant city-owned building on Church Street into an incubator for building trades businesses. The plan, from the Evanston North Shore

By Bill Smith on July 29, 2011 - 3:30 pm

Business

Poll: What do you do with the Yellow Pages?

I found a Yellow Pages book sitting on the porch when I went out to pick up the New York Times this morning. And, following the protocol my spouse and

By Bill Smith on July 29, 2011 - 2:08 pm

Education

Foundation closing in on achievement gap goal

The Evanston Community Foundation is nearing completion of a major matching gift challenge to build its permanent endowment to $6 million for its Communityworks initiative that focuses on early learning

By Evanston Community Foundation on July 29, 2011 - 12:59 am

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Government

Schakowsky would ban private security contractors in war zones

Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Evanston and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont have introduced legislation that would phase out private security contractors in conflict zones. Schakowsky says the bipartisan Commission on

By Bill Smith on July 29, 2011 - 12:39 am

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Business

More have work, but jobless rate rises

Unemployment in Evanston and across Illinois soared in June, as more people, including many new college graduates, entered the labor force. For Evanston the rate rose from 7.3 percent in

By Bill Smith on July 28, 2011 - 6:27 pm

Government

Tilted Kilt draws complaints in Schaumburg

The Tilted Kilt restaurant chain, denied a liquor license in Evanston over complaints about its scantily clad waitresses, won approval this week to expand operations in Schaumburg. Some residents there cited

By Charles Bartling on July 28, 2011 - 5:08 pm

Government

County faces 10 percent budget gap

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle says the county faces a 10 percent shortfall in its general fund budget for 2012. In a preliminary budget estimate released today, Preckwinkle says

By Bill Smith on July 28, 2011 - 4:47 pm

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Crime: Man charged with stealing food from CVS

A Chicago man has been charged with stealing food from the CVS on Howard Street, and somebody stole cash and a cell phone from a baby stroller in James Park.

By Hayden Dinges on July 28, 2011 - 4:26 pm

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Government

Bike corral plan runs into revenue fears

Members of an Evanston city committee Wednesday night objected to staff plans to test on-street bike parking over fears it would cut into parking meter revenue. The Transportation and Parking

By Bill Smith on July 28, 2011 - 3:42 pm

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Government

Lakefront B&B plan held up over parking

Plans to turn a landmark home in the Lakeshore Historic District into a bed and breakfast ran into opposition when it was reviewed by Evanston city staffers Wednesday. City Planner

By Hayden Dinges on July 28, 2011 - 2:34 pm

Government

Deadline near for improvement ideas

Less than four days left until the July 31 midnight deadline for collecting Ideas for Evanston150. The effort to come up with big ideas for improving the community in time

By Bill Smith on July 28, 2011 - 11:39 am

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Education

Lack of pay for regional superintendents threatens start of school

SPRINGFIELD — Any local school with a new building, new teachers, new bus drivers or even new students may be in danger of missing the first day of school because

By Statehouse News on July 28, 2011 - 12:52 am

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