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Fire strikes home on Hartzell - Evanston Now
2 days ago · 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. Sign up for our free newsletter. She ...
Snowstorm falls short of forecast here - Evanston Now
12 hours ago · 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 ...
Snow: Up to 4 inches by Monday evening - Evanston Now
1 day ago · The National Weather Services says we could get some lake effect snow Sunday evening, with more likely on Monday. Temperatures will be in the 20s with north northwest winds gusting up to 30 miles per hour. Sign up for our free newsletter. Evanston’s public works director, Edgar Cano, says crews ...
The most-read stories of 2024 - Evanston Now
Dec 26, 2024 · That development activity was happening in the midst what a long-time developer called a real estate world “gone upside down” including high vacancy rates in downtown office buildings and downtown retail vacancies at a record high. Responding to those vacancy issues — and concern about the continuing decay of the Civic Center on Ridge Avenue — led to the decision by the City Council to ...
Biss: Housing, growth key issues - Evanston Now
2 days ago · According to the Pew Research Center, Minneapolis saw duplexes and triplexes make up only 1% of new construction between 2017 and 2022 across the city.. Over 87% of new units were in buildings with 20 or more units. But Pew also found that Minneapolis saw a decrease in homelessness, an increase in rents far below the state or national average and an increase of Black residents in the city.
City unveils rest of new zoning code - Evanston Now
6 days ago · 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.
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.
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 …