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Going wireless underground

So CTA cash fares have gone up -- pretty soon you'll be able to use your cell phone in the subway and have wireless internet access there. Isn't that a

By News Watch on January 4, 2006 - 12:38 pm

Business

Evanston firm gets federal grant for blood substitute

Evanston-based Northfield Laboratories Inc. says it will receive $3.5 million from the federal military budget to continue trials of its synthetic blood substitute, PolyHeme, that could be used to treat

By News Watch on January 4, 2006 - 11:25 am

Business

Evanston theatre seeks play submissions

Evanston's Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre is looking for play submissions for its 2006 Play Reading Series. Plays can be full-length or one-act, but they must reflect the African American experience or relate

By City of Evanston on December 30, 2005 - 4:52 pm

Business

Soup kitchen tapped out

A soup kitchen at Hemenway United Methodist Church reportedly needs an infusion of cash to keep serving the needy. Evanston Review

By News Watch on December 29, 2005 - 10:11 pm

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Evanston family remembers loved one lost in tsunami

WLS-TV reports on efforts of an Evanston family to honor the memory of a relative who died in the tsunami last year in Thailand.

By News Watch on December 27, 2005 - 2:08 pm

Business

Developers: Affordable plan could raise housing costs

Some housing developers say Evanston's proposed affordable housing program would raise prices and could kill off new development in the community. â€œI think it will put Evanston in a disadvantageous

By Bill Smith on December 20, 2005 - 4:56 pm

Business

Evanston tops in bank robberies among suburbs

The Chicago Tribune mentions, in a lengthy story about "bigger, bolder" bank robberies around Chicago, that Evanston has had five bank heists this year, more than any other suburb.

By News Watch on December 20, 2005 - 4:41 pm

Business

Prison for ex-firefighter in child porn case

The Chicago Tribune reports that a former Evanston firefighter has been sentenced to almost nine years in prison on child pornography charges.

By News Watch on December 16, 2005 - 9:04 pm

Business

It’s in the cards: Code reform for Evanston

City Clerk Mary Morris wants to clean up Evanston's municipal code and toss out provisions that haven't been enforced for years -- like a ban on tarot card reading. The

By News Watch on December 16, 2005 - 8:56 pm

Business

Plan Commission to tackle Mather and two other projects on Dec. 7

The Evanston Plan Commission will continue its hearing on Mather Lifeway's proposal to teardown and replace its two retirement communities at Davis Street and Hinman Avenue at 7 p.m. Wednesday,

By Bill Smith on December 2, 2005 - 11:48 pm

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