Jan 30, 2025 · Breaking news and in depth community news for Evanston, Illinois.

3 days ago · The National Weather Service says Evanston is likely to see freezing rain and freezing drizzle starting around 6 p.m. Wednesday. The icy conditions are expected to continue through 6 a.m. Thursday morning. Sign up for our free newsletter. Roads, and especially bridges and overpasses, will likely ...

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5 days ago · The next council can also expect to have several new housing developments to review early in its term. Four proposed projects -- at 605 Davis St., 900 Clark St., 2206 Maple Ave. and 601 Dempster St.-- call for a total of nearly 900 additional apartment units.. With new county property tax incentives encouraging developers to make 20% of their new housing units affordable, that could mean ...

Jan 30, 2025 · Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss relaunched his campaign Wednesday night. Credit: Matthew Eadie Dozens of elected officials and candidates for office turned out to support Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss as he launched his reelection campaign Wednesday night. Biss faces a single challenger in the April 1 ...

Jan 12, 2025 · April 2023 – The City advertises for consulting firms to develop a new comprehensive plan and zoning code. At that point the schedule called for adoption of the new documents by August 2025.. May 22, 2023 – Evanston Now reports that zoning reform has stalled out in Evanston — with all proposed changes bottled up for 19 months in a committee chaired by Ald. Clare Kelly (1st).

Jan 4, 2025 · Evanston firefighters found a home in the 2300 block of Hartzell Street fully engulfed in flames when they arrived about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. Fire Division Chief Kimberly Kull says additional units from surrounding communities were quickly called to the scene.

Dec 31, 2024 · City staff released the final three chapters of Evanston’s proposed new zoning code on New Year’s Eve afternoon. The release comes just over a week before the Land Use Commission will reconvene to discuss the draft comprehensive plan, and three weeks ahead of the LUC’s scheduled discussion of the proposed zoning code.

Jan 7, 2025 · Ald. Clare Kelly (1st) told 1st Ward residents Monday night that trying to get the city’s new comprehensive plan and zoning code adopted before the city’s April 1 election is “absolutely the wrong way.” At the request of Kelly and two other council members, Mayor Daniel Biss has scheduled a ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Fans and foes of zoning reform turned out in large and roughly equal numbers Wednesday night Wednesday night to provide feedback as the Land Use Commission considered revisions to the city’s proposed comprehensive plan. Reform supporters organized by Connections for the Homeless donned blue shirts ...