Business Dog digs beach; soon you can too A local pooch found Evanston's dog beach the perfect place to dig in the sand Tuesday as its owner watched from the rocks at the Church Street boat launch. The By Bill Smith on June 11, 2008 - 6:56 pm
Government City wants to ban butts from beaches Evanston's beaches will be cigarette butt-free this summer if the full City Council adopts an ordinance approved unanimously by the Human Services Committee Monday. The ordinance would ban smoking on By Bill Smith on March 4, 2008 - 4:31 pm
Government Lakefront changes drop like flies The new plan for Evanston's lakefront is starting to look a lot more like today's lakefront. City consultant Greg Weykamp told residents meeting at the Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center Thursday night By Bill Smith on November 9, 2007 - 1:19 pm
Business Power boaters fight to save ramp Donning "Save Our Harbor" stickers, a flotilla of more than a dozen power boaters argued Tuesday for keeping Evanston's Church Street boat ramp in operation. Boater Larry Emerson argues By Bill Smith on October 31, 2007 - 12:34 pm
Business Lakefront plan to get more airings City officials moved the goal posts Thursday on the lakefront master plan process. Consultant Greg Weykamp points to lakefront plan features. Concerned about low turnout among those who don't live By Bill Smith on October 5, 2007 - 3:59 pm
Government City considers more free beach tokens Aldermen on Evanston's Human Services Committee voted this week to increase the number of free beach tokens available for distribution through social service agencies by 25 percent next year. 1669 By Bill Smith on October 3, 2007 - 5:31 pm
Government Lakefront plan could reroute Sheridan Evanston residents get a second chance tonight to say which scenarios they prefer for redeveloping the city's lakefront. Some of the 80 people who attended Wednesday's session gather around one By Bill Smith on September 20, 2007 - 3:38 pm
Government Consultants to chat up lakefront ‘stakeholders’ The city is inviting people who participated in the lakefront vision planning sessions earlier this year to meet one-on-one with the consultants who've been hired to turn the vision into By Bill Smith on July 7, 2007 - 1:31 pm