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WEB3 days ago · 56% of Evanston renters are now spending 30% or more of their household income on rent. by Matthew Eadie September 12, 2024.
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.
Land trust plan on Brown up for vote - Evanston Now
WEB7 hours ago · Evanston’s City Council is scheduled Monday to vote to spend $350,000 to buy land on Brown Avenue from the Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church for redevelopment as affordable housing. As previously proposed to the council in June, the city would then donate the land at 1825-1831 Brown Ave. to Community Partners for Affordable Housing, which ...
Yet another new restaurant coming to downtown - Evanston Now
WEB2 days ago · A local franchisee for Paris Baguette, an international chain based in South Korea, has just approved lease terms for the empty Clarke’s location on Davis Street, according to building owner and long-time Evanston restaurateur Dan Kelch. Clarke’s went out of business in 2023. Boltwood, there previously, closed in 2019.
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 ...
City unveils Inclusionary Housing Ordinance update
WEB4 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.
Plaintiffs seek to keep reparations suit alive - Evanston Now
WEB4 days ago · Judicial Watch argues that the plaintiffs, six descendants of Evanston residents from 1919 to 1969, met all the requirements outlined to qualify for the reparations program’s $25,000 payments, except one — their race.. In June, attorneys for the City filed a motion to dismiss the class action complaint. They argue the complaint should be dismissed because the “Plaintiff’s lack standing ...
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WEBAug 23, 2024 · Envision Evanston to drop ‘three-unrelated rule’. by Matthew Eadie August 20, 2024. 1 2 3 … 156.
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 …