The Plan Commission is scheduled to review proposals for 27 affordable rental apartments at Darrow Avenue and Church Street, for 175 condos at 1881 Oak Ave. and for 42 townhouses at 1613 Church St. when it meets at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the Civic Center. Given the length of recent hearings, it’s unclear […]
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Evanston firm sues to block report about its product tests
Evanston based Northfield Laboratories Inc. has won a temporary order from a California judge barring a San Diego newspaper from publishing reports about tests of its synthetic blood substitute. News of the controversy follows announcement earlier this week that Northfield had won a federal grant to continue trials of PolyHeme.
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Bar ban issue on tap again
The City Council Monday night is scheduled to tackle a proposed amendment to Evanston’s recently adopted ban on minors remaining after midnight in bars with 3 a.m. closing times. The Chicago Tribune uncorks a preview.
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Affordable housing plan debated
Aldermen last night discussed proposals to force builders of new condo projects to contribute to an affordable housing fund for the city. The Daily Northwestern has the story.
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Suspect arrested in slaying of ETHS grad
Police in Mexico yesterday arrested a suspect in the slaying nearly a year ago of Evanston Township High School graduate Melissa Dorner. Dorner, 21, was killed in her apartment in the Edgewater neighborhood on Chicago’s North Side. Details from the Chicago Tribune.
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Manager proposes 7 percent boost in property taxes
City Manager Julia Carroll’s new budget proposal calls for raising the city’s property tax rate by nearly 7 percent. The first city council hearing on the budget is this Saturday, Jan. 7, at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center. The full budget is available online. Budget stories are in the Evanston Review and the Daily […]
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Burger withdrawal pains
The Burger King at 1740 Orrington Ave. will be closed for remodeling for another three weeks. The Daily Northwestern says that has students wondering where to go for a late-night meal.
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Youth arrested on weapons charge
Police arrested a teenager at 1723 Simpson St. shortly before noon yesterday who they said was carrying a six-inch knife. He was one of several youths police stopped for questioning after a resident told them one teen showed a silver handgun in his waistband as the group walked past him in the 1600 block of […]
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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 joy! Details from the Daily Northwestern.
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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 criticially injured people, including soldiers. Details in a company press release and a Chicago Tribune story.
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Students away, burglars play; cops nab suspect
Evanston and Northwestern police joined forces over the holidays to put extra officers on patrol around the campus to deal with the annual wave of burglaries that hits while students are out of town. Officers say they received call from a citizen who reported seeing a man break a pane of glass on a rear […]
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Hearing set on affordable apartments at Church and Darrow
The Plan Commission is scheduled to consider Jan. 11 a proposed 27-unit affordable rental housing project on the northwest corner of Church Street and Darrow Avenue. The Evanston Roundtable’s Beth Demes has an overview of the plan. [Third story, center column]
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Out with the old Christmas tree!
The city will pickup Christmas trees at the curb on trash pickup and recycling days between Jan. 3 and 27. Here are the pickup rules: Trees must be free of all lights and decorations and be placed on the parkways in front of residences.Do not put trees into plastic bags.Trees placed in alleys will not […]
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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 to the African diaspora. Readings begin in January and will be ongoing. Submissions will be accepted at any time and should be sent to Fleetwood-Jourdain […]
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City sells firewood
The city is selling firewood again this winter from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at 2310 Oakton St., between the Recycling Center and the Animal Shelter. Prices are the same as last year: $15 for 1/8 face cord, $25 for 1/4 face cord, $45 for 1/2 face cord and $75 for a full face […]
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Report: Housing costs up here, but below peak
A week before Evanston aldermen consider an affordable housing plan, a new study out today shows that an average family in metro Chicago would spend 23 percent of its income to pay the mortgage on an average home this year. That’s three percentage points more than it would have cost a quarter century ago — […]