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City to require registration of thousands more businesses

The City of Evanston, which now licenses just over 500 business, will require more than 4,000 to register if the City Council adopts an ordinance up for introduction tonight. The

By Bill Smith on February 24, 2020 - 11:30 am

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Registration rule for home-based businesses revived

Home-based businesses would be directed to register with the city under a plan approved unanimously by Evanston's Economic Development Committee Thursday evening. But they would escape the $25 annual fee

By Bill Smith on December 6, 2019 - 2:40 pm

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Home business tax sent back to committee

Evanston aldermen Monday night raised questions about the merits of a new registration fee that city staff wanted to impose on thousands home-based businesses and state-licensed professionals and sent the proposal

By Bill Smith on November 12, 2019 - 3:24 pm

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Council to vote on taxing home-based businesses

Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to vote on a new business registration fee that would hit thousands of home-based businesses and holders of state-issued professional service licenses. City staff has sought

By Bill Smith on November 11, 2019 - 5:10 pm

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Chamber backs new small business tax

The executive director of the Evanston Chamber of Commerce says the chamber's board isn't opposed to a city scheme to require an estimated 2,500 home-based businesses in town pay an

By Bill Smith on July 24, 2019 - 3:06 pm

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City plans to tax thousands of home-based businesses

About 2,500 owners of home-based businesses would have to register with the City of Evanston and pay an annual fee under a new regulatory scheme being proposed by city staff.

By Bill Smith on July 2, 2019 - 3:01 pm

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EDC backs new tax on small businesses

Despite opposition from the only two business owners on the panel, Evanston's Economic Development Committee Wednesday recommended approval of a plan to impose a registration fee on thousands of additional

By Bill Smith on September 27, 2018 - 3:32 pm

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Home-based businesses may face new city fee

Evanston's Economic Development Committee will consider a proposal tonight to vastly expand the range of businesses required to pay a fee to operate in the city. Currently about 500 businesses

By Bill Smith on September 26, 2018 - 6:28 pm

Aldermen criticize home business fee plan

A proposal to require owners of small, home-based businesses to register with the city and pay a fee has been sent for more study to Evanston's Economic Development Committee. The

By Bill Smith on June 15, 2011 - 3:54 pm

City may target home-based businesses

The Evanston City Council Monday is scheduled to consider whether small, home-based businesses with no employees should be required to pay a fee and register with the city. The city

By Bill Smith on June 11, 2011 - 2:50 pm