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Government

Ethics board caught in meeting notice snafu

Some residents tell the Evanston Review the city's Ethics Board didn't give proper public notice of a change in its meeting schedule last week.

By News Watch on December 29, 2005 - 10:15 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

Government

Booze rule vote on tap Jan. 9

Aldermen, when they meet Jan. 9, are expected to consider easing recently adopted rules that impose a midnight curfew on minors in bars that stay open until 3 a.m. The

By News Watch on December 29, 2005 - 10:04 pm

Cab driver cut in robbery attempt

A 76-year-old Evanston resident told police he was sitting in his cab waiting for a customer in the alley at 1735 McDaniel Ave. just before 6:30 yesterday morning when a

By News Watch on December 28, 2005 - 4:25 pm

Shots fired on Howard Street

Evanston Police report that shots were fired into buildings in the 700 block of Howard Street about 3:30 a.m. Christmas Eve. Responding officers found gunshot damage to several storefronts and

By News Watch on December 28, 2005 - 4:18 pm

Business

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

Government

Snow melter to improve city snow operations

The snow melting machine the city agreed to buy last fall has finally arrived. Alderman Ann Rainey posted the following on her 8th Ward message board late yesterday. Evanston, Ill.

By News Watch on December 24, 2005 - 1:27 pm

Education

NU to host Gay Games events in Evanston

Northwestern University has agreed to host competitions in several sports when the Gay Games come to the Chicago area next summer. More in this Chicago Tribune story.

By News Watch on December 23, 2005 - 1:13 pm

Wellness

Evanston Healthcare gets support in anti-trust case

Evanston Northwestern Healthcare is getting support from a national hospital group and the City of Highland Park as it appeals a Federal Trade Commission administrative law judge's order directing it

By News Watch on December 22, 2005 - 4:39 pm

Education

Evanston schools a model of efficiency?

Evanston looks good in a report on school district consolidation in the Chicago Tribune. The Trib says Illinois has one of the most fragmented school administration structures in the nation.

By News Watch on December 22, 2005 - 4:31 pm

Government

Think Warm! Think beach access next summer

The Recreation Board is taking steps to make Evanston's beaches more accessible to low income residents next summer. But Alderman Elizabeth Tisdahl says the city should do more. Evanston Review

By News Watch on December 22, 2005 - 3:52 pm

Education

District 65 opts to keep trading P.E. for tutoring

The District 65 board has voted to again seek a waiver from state physical education requirements to let some students who are at risk academically get extra tutoring during school

By News Watch on December 22, 2005 - 3:39 pm

Government

City offers options for dealing with the cold

The city says residents are welcome to use libraries and recreation centers as warming shelters during bitter weather. Here's a list of hours the facilities are open. Evanston Review

By News Watch on December 22, 2005 - 3:30 pm

Government

Gated community plan for Foster gets cool response from city staff

It's back to the drawing boards for developers after their plan to build 40 to 50 townhouses on the former Bishop Freeman Company property at 1600 Foster St. got a

By Bill Smith on December 22, 2005 - 2:48 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

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