Penny Park Archives - Evanston Now

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Hundreds turn out for Penny Park opening

Hundreds of children and their parents turned out to celebrate the opening of the renovated Penny Park at Lake Street and Ashland Avenue in Evanston this noon. The park which

By Bill Smith on May 27, 2017 - 6:22 pm

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Penny Park celebration planned Saturday

The once highly-controversial project to rebuild Penny Park will reach a conclusion Saturday when the new version of the park is dedicated with a noon-time ceremony. City officials say there'll be free

By Bill Smith on May 22, 2017 - 4:47 pm

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Neighbors happy with new Penny Park plans

After a couple years of controversy, the handful of neighbors who turned out for a 2nd Ward meeting Thursday evening seemed pleased with revised plans for rebuilding Penny Park. The wooden play

By Bill Smith on August 12, 2016 - 2:37 pm

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City to stick with wood for Penny Park

Evanston aldermen Monday night voted to accept a report that calls for seeking a new contractor to renovate Penny Park at Ashland Avenue and Lake Street. The vote was a

By Bill Smith on October 20, 2015 - 3:33 pm

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Rec board ‘starts fresh’ on Penny Park

Members of Evanston Parks and Recreation Board agreed Thursday night, in the words of acting chair Dan Stein, to "start clean and fresh" to come up with the best solution

By Bill Smith on February 20, 2015 - 3:56 pm

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Rec board to get park hot potato

Faced with a wave of opposition, including a bunch of petition signatures collected by a fifth grader, Evanston aldermen Monday voted to hand off the task of coming up with

By Bill Smith on January 27, 2015 - 2:44 pm

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Penny Park: Maybe just let it rot?

City staff will ask Evanston aldermen tonight what to do about plans to renovate Penny Park -- where the idea of replacing aging wood play structures has run into a

By Bill Smith on January 26, 2015 - 3:11 pm

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Neighbors attack plans to update park

A planned half-million dollar renovation of Evanston's Penny Park came in for sharp criticism Thursday evening from most speakers at a community meeting about the project. For some, the meeting

By Bill Smith on December 12, 2014 - 1:15 am

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Aldermen move forward with Penny Park rebuild

Evanston aldermen Monday approved a contract to complete the redesign of Penny Park despite claims from one resident that the project isn't necessary. Lauren Barski, who lives across from the

By Bill Smith on October 14, 2014 - 2:49 pm

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City to award Penny Park design contract

Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to award a contract to complete the redesign of Penny Park, amid some anxiety about the project from some neighborhood residents. The existing wooden playground

By Bill Smith on October 13, 2014 - 1:52 pm