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4 days ago · by Bill Smith October 15, 2024. Police say a 32-year-old Evanston man has been charged in connection with distribution of narcotics around Albany Care at 901 Maple Ave. Police Cmdr. Ryan Glew says the arrest follows a two-month investigation prompted by complaints from area residents. Glew says detectives made four controlled purchases from ...
Armed robbery on Emerson - Evanston Now
3 days ago · Evanston police say someone was robbed just after 6:30 p.m. in the 1600 block of Emerson Street Wednesday evening. The victim reported that a person displayed a gun and demanded their backpack. Thieves stole four packages from residences — Three on Wednesday and one on Thursday. Someone stole rings from a residence Thursday morning just ...
Adoptions now under way at new shelter - Evanston Now
3 days ago · Adoption days are on Wednesdays from 5-8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday afternoons from 1-4 p.m. (except this Saturday, when the Shelter is holding its gala fundraiser downtown). The Evanston Shelter, at the site of the old one which was torn down, remains a “No Kill” facility. New shelter. Credit: Jeff Hirsh.
Landscape rules: 'Way too intrusive' - Evanston Now
3 days ago · Commissioner George Halik said requiring homeowners to follow strict landscaping regulations would be “too intrusive.”. “I just can’t imagine telling a single family homeowner … that they have to put a tree on their yard or landscape their yard a certain way,” Halik said. Commission Chair Matt Rodgers raised similar concerns, adding ...
Chicago Avenue high-rise plan advances - Evanston Now
4 days ago · Chicago Avenue high-rise plan advances. After several years, eight proposals and countless public meetings, Evanston’s Land Use Commission Wednesday night unanimously backed plans for a 12-story, 110-unit version of The Legacy apartment building at 1621 Chicago Ave. Developers presented the latest plans at Wednesday’s meeting, answering ...
Rezoning plan brings fears of 'dramatic change' - Evanston Now
Sep 20, 2024 · 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 ...
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Sep 20, 2024 · D65 cancels call with Rhodes families. by Jeff Hirsh October 17, 2024. Says public Zoom session would “no longer be safe or productive space for group dialogue.”.
City launches 'Envision Evanston' effort - Evanston Now
Jan 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 $750,000 ...
Where should Evanston look to develop housing? - Evanston Now
Aug 23, 2024 · One development that Bonnie Wilson, a real estate agent and member of Joining Forces on Affordable Housing, pointed out was the 1621 Chicago Avenue, which is now in its eighth iteration. Silver suggested a potential “growth framework” approach to housing growth in the city, mapping the city with “change” areas — where growing housing ...