Evanston's Design and Project Review Committee this afternoon recommended that the City Council not approve the office building proposed for what's now a city parking lot at 1714 Chicago Ave. downtown.
Evanston aldermen, who've been trying to encourage development of smaller, more affordable housing, delayed a vote on one such house this week in the face of stiff opposition from neighbors.
Evanston's Plan Commission tonight is scheduled to consider a proposal to require any would-be operator of a residential care home to seek special use permit approval from the City Council.
During a meeting that lasted past midnight, Evanston aldermen Monday signaled general support for a revised 2019 city budget that relies more on tax and fee hikes and less on spending cuts and layoffs than the plan originally proposed by the
Alderman Ann Rainey, 8th Ward, proposed during a budget debate Monday night that the city should expand the scope of its amusement tax to provide more funding for local arts programs.
Here's a recap of our live coverage of tonight's Evanston City Council Planning and Development Committee meeting. Aldermen are scheduled to consider adjustments to the planned development at 1571 Maple Ave.
The City Council tonight is scheduled to approve contracts with 16 towing companies to haul away cars of drivers who violate parking regulations during daytime snow emergencies on side streets this winter.
Evanston aldermen tonight are scheduled to approve a $19.2 million contract with Thieneman Construction to replace the city's five million gallon water reservoir located under a parking lot at the north edge of the Northwestern University campus.
