August 2017 - Evanston Now

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Unattended cell phone stolen on Main

A cell phone left unattended at a store in the 700 block of Main Street has been stolen. This among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police.

By Charles Bartling on August 31, 2017 - 5:02 pm

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Water main work to impede Ridge traffic

Motorists would be wise to avoid traveling on Ridge Avenue next Tuesday through Thursday due to installation of a water main between Leon Place and Foster Street. The city advised

By Charles Bartling on August 31, 2017 - 4:23 pm

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Citations issued after car hits building

A 21-year-old Evanston woman has been issued two traffic citations after her car struck a building in the 700 block of Sherman Avenue. The incident happened about 3:13 p.m. Wednesday

By Bill Smith on August 31, 2017 - 4:12 pm

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Government

Meeting to review bridge project’s impact on golf course

Evanston public works officials will hold a public meeting next month to review plans for replacing the Central Street bridge across the North Shore Channel and the project's impact on

By Bill Smith on August 31, 2017 - 1:00 pm

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Fire Department launches vehicle for dive team

The Evanston Fire Department has added another vehicle to its fleet -- a refurbished ambulance that's now being used as an equipment van for the dive rescue team. The conversion

By Evanston Now on August 31, 2017 - 12:50 pm

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Honda and Nissan among local car thefts

A 2009 Honda and a 2015 Nissan have been reported stolen in Evanston. These among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston police. Theft 1600 Dobson A 2009

By Charles Bartling on August 30, 2017 - 7:43 pm

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Government

City plans video outreach session on budget

The City of Evanston plans a live cable and internet broadcast of a public meeting Sept. 13 to discuss next year's city budget. The meeting will be held from 7

By Bill Smith on August 30, 2017 - 4:18 pm

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Education

Want to learn more about the school budget?

Before the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 Board of Education formally approves the budget for the current school year, it would like residents to understand what’s in it. So they’ve set

By Charles Bartling on August 30, 2017 - 4:08 pm

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Government

It’s back to the drawing board for Chabad

Evanston’s Preservation Commission continued an earlier discussion of a proposal by the Tannenbaum Chabad House Tuesday night to modify its structure on Orrington Avenue and put it on hold for

By Charles Bartling on August 30, 2017 - 3:29 pm

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Real Estate

Downzoning eyed for Chicago Avenue

Evanston's Plan Commission tonight is scheduled to begin considering a possible downzoning of Chicago Avenue from just north of Lee Street to South Boulevard. The commission, acting on requests from Alderman

By Bill Smith on August 30, 2017 - 11:26 am

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Education

Re-registration delays school start for some students

A parent of a student at Nichols Middle School complained to Evanston Now that some students at the school were forced to spend the entire day sitting in the library

By Charles Bartling on August 29, 2017 - 10:25 pm

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Government

City releases holiday weekend info

The City of Evanston has released information about the availability of city facilities and services during the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend. Refuse Collection No collections will occur on Monday, Sept.

By Charles Bartling on August 29, 2017 - 9:59 pm

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No further charges in fatal shooting on Howard

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office has declined to file additional charges against Gary E. Johnson, who was arrested in connection with the fatal Aug. 14 shooting in Evanston of Hamza

By Bill Smith on August 29, 2017 - 8:17 pm

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2 TV sets taken in burglary at dawn

Burglars forced entry into a store on Howard Street before 7 a.m. yesterday and took two Samsung television sets. This among the stories in today’s daily crime bulletin from Evanston

By Charles Bartling on August 29, 2017 - 6:56 pm

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North Evanston is target for mosquito operation

Most of Evanston north of Golf Road and Emerson Street is in an area scheduled for mosquito control operations Wednesday night by the North Shore Mosquito Abatement District. Also included

By Charles Bartling on August 29, 2017 - 6:15 pm

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Police: DNA ties man to holiday shots-fired incident

Police say charges now have been filed against a 28-year-old Evanston man after DNA tests linked him to a gun officers saw being fired in an alley in the 1800 block

By Bill Smith on August 28, 2017 - 10:56 pm

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