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WEB3 days ago · More space for SPACE. Will “improve the experience” for concert-goers at Chicago Avenue venue. by Jeff Hirsh. Breaking news and in depth community news for Evanston, Illinois.
Foster School: Site work is finally under way - Evanston Now
WEB1 day ago · The work is more than two years behind schedule. The original plan had the District 65 school already open by now, but as Evanston painfully knows, other than returning a neighborhood school to the 5th Ward, everything else about the proposed building: size, number of students, inclusion of the Bessie Rhodes program, price tag, and the ability to pay for it, all turned out to be a mirage.
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WEB3 days ago · Expert: State takeover looming for D65 without major cuts. by Jeff Hirsh September 17, 2024. Says “status quo will either lead the district into financial or academic bankruptcy.”. Announcement.
City gets $1M to 'put assets to work' - Evanston Now
WEB1 day ago · Putting Assets to Work Partnerships. Over the last year, the City partnered with the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) and Urban 3 to receive recommendations and strategic guidance. A comprehensive analysis was conducted to develop the PAW playbook, which provides a set of recommendations to assist the City in strategically identifying assets for potential revenue generation.
City unveils Inclusionary Housing Ordinance update
WEB3 days ago · The City of Evanston is preparing to update its Inclusionary Housing Ordinance to make it more flexible — but also yield more affordable units. The IHO now requires developments with five or more units to make at least 10% of them affordable. The proposed ordinance would require developments with seven or more units to have 15% affordable units.
Rezoning plan brings fears of 'dramatic change' - Evanston Now
WEB2 days ago · Resident Jennifer Packman said she had serious concerns about the plan to eliminate single-family zoning, saying “it seems like a dramatic change,” and asking whether the city has enough data to show it has worked elsewhere.. Planning manager Liz Williams said the change would be gradual. “Evanston is known for being a community with a lot of different types of housing,” she said ...
Healthy buildings, higher rents? - Evanston Now
WEBSep 13, 2024 · In other words, it’s hard to see a link between directly impacting your daughter’s asthma some time in the future, and having higher rent today. One thing which should help, at least at the outset, is a recently awarded $10.7 million federal grant, which, according to the feds, will assist Evanston to “develop, adopt, and implement a ...
City launches 'Envision Evanston' effort - Evanston Now
WEBJan 25, 2024 · The City of Evanston Thursday publicly launched work on a new comprehensive plan and zoning code — the first such effort in nearly a quarter century. The initial public meeting on the project is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Parasol Room at the Civic Center and online. The City Council last July approved a …
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WEBAug 23, 2024 · Envision Evanston to drop ‘three-unrelated rule’. by Matthew Eadie August 20, 2024. 1 2 3 … 156.
Water main work starts soon on Main Street - Evanston Now
WEBJun 2, 2021 · Contractors for the City of Evanston will be tearing up main street from Hinman to Maple Avenues to replace water mains this summer. The work, which is expected to start within the next two weeks and be completed in September, is the first phase of a project that will see much more extensive work on the street next year.