The Fountain Square war memorial in Evanston was at long last out from under its tarps this noon as the city made preparations for the annual 'Kits, 'Cats and Kids Block Party later today.
Workers started testing the new fountain in Evanston's Fountain Square this morning -- and Evanston Now readers were so happy to finally see it working that two of them sent in photos of it within minutes of each other.
That plumbing repair truck you may have noticed in Fountain Square in downtown Evanston in recent days has been deployed to fix leaks in the new fountain being installed in the square.
Evanston aldermen Monday are scheduled to approve a third change order for the Fountain Square renovation project that will delay the project completion to just beyond Memorial Day.
In the wake of attacks in which vehicles have been rammed into pedestrians, Evanston Now asked city staff this week about security plans for the new plaza in Fountain Square that will eliminate traditional curbs between pedestrians and cars.
Evanston's mayor and the city's public works director met with about three dozen residents at World of Beer Monday evening to answer questions about the Fountain Square renovation project going on just outside the bar.
