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Height draws fire at zoning hearing - Evanston Now
20 hours ago · Evanston's Land Use Commission on Jan. 22, 2025. Credit: Matthew Eadie About 30 people turned out for Wednesday night’s Land Use Commission hearing on Evanston’s proposed new zoning code — most with complaints about proposed changes. Some questioned the need to completely rewrite the code ...
Matt Rodgers to step down from LUC - Evanston Now
20 hours ago · Matt Rodgers, chair of the Land Use Commission. Credit: Matthew Eadie Matt Rodgers, chair of the city’s Land Use Commission, will step down after next week’s meeting on Jan. 29 to run for alderperson in the 8th Ward. Rodgers has been chair of the commission since 2022 and has led it through the ...
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3 days ago · Hundreds turn out for Interfaith Action Evanston’s MLK Day fundraiser
Land Use Commission to discuss rezoning - Evanston Now
2 days ago · An image of the new zoning map tool available online. Credit: City of Evanston Maps illustrating the current and proposed zoning districts are now available.. The City Council voted on Jan. 13 to delay the zoning code process, allowing it to play out over the next several months and not mandating it be completed by April’s election.
Snowstorm falls short of forecast here - Evanston Now
Jan 6, 2025 · Evanston appears to have gotten not much more than a dusting of snow from a storm that had been forecast to drop up to four inches on the city Monday. While reports from the National Weather Service said a few locations in southeastern Wisconsin had almost 5 inches of snow and Kankakee to the south ...
What next for Emerson-Jackson site? - Evanston Now
5 days ago · In 2018, Libertyville-based developer John Domanus sought to buy seven aging rental properties on the site from Victoria Katherin to build 44 new units, with 10% meeting the city’s inclusionary housing ordinance affordability requirements.. But although it fit within the zoning for the site, neighbors opposed the five-story height of the planned buildings, and argued that it would force ...
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Evanston Democrats braced for national results - Evanston Now
Nov 6, 2024 · As the polls closed across Illinois on Tuesday at 7 p.m., Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss said he was “hopeful” but “on edge,” remaining cautiously optimistic as Evanston Democrats join voters across the country holding their breath for …
Two shot on Dempster - Evanston Now
Aug 6, 2024 · Evanston Police say two men were hospitalized in stable condition Tuesday morning after they were shot Monday evening in the 1700 block of Dempster Street.