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Evanston Chamber of Commerce to host 2026 annual awards on Feb. 3
1+ hour, 55+ min ago (183+ words) Join the Evanston Chamber's 2026 Annual Awards Celebration: Stars Among Us " a night dedicated to celebrating the individuals and businesses that help Evanston shine and make our community truly ... Stay in the know with our free newsletters! Join more than 10,000 Evanstonians…...
A little spring in her step?
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (77+ words) Joerg Metzner is a portrait, architecture, and editorial photographer (joerg-metzner.com) based in Evanston. You can reach him at [email protected] or (312) 925-0545. This jump-roper makes the most of the warm weather, on Tuesday in Lovelace Park, when temperatures touched 50 degrees with…...
New subcommittee to research parks funding efficiency
5+ hour, 35+ min ago (477+ words) Over the next nine months, members of a new subcommittee of the Parks and Recreation Board will research ways to save costs, including looking to other communities to see what they have done." The subcommittee met for the first time…...
Kingsley Elementary parents voice concerns about the school closure process
8+ hour, 11+ min ago (769+ words) After the Evanston/Skokie District 65 school board voted unanimously to start the closure process for Kingsley Elementary School on Friday, some parents are worried about how the district will handle the situation." Peter Bogira, a Kingsley parent and a past…...
Final Environmental Equity Investigation report adopted by City Council
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (683+ words) The Evanston City Council voted unanimously Monday to adopt the the final report of the city's environmental equity investigation into policy. The council was presented with the final report after more than a year of research and community engagement events....
How Evanston residents keep their backyard chickens warm during cold snaps
9+ hour, 9+ min ago (488+ words) Because chickens are covered in feathers, and as long as they're not wet and are out of the wind, they have a high tolerance for Evanston's cold winters, owners say. But what happens when temperatures plunge and wind chills are…...
'Vacation rental' ordinance moves forward with a few proposed changes
11+ hour, 51+ min ago (353+ words) Evanston city council members ironed out proposed limits for the number of short-term or vacation rentals allowed to operate in the city at Monday's City Council meeting, expressing concern about the impact on the longterm rental market. In their first…...
Your Tuesday newsletter
14+ hour, 1+ min ago (623+ words) Good Tuesday morning, Evanston. The southeast corner of Dempster Street and Dodge Avenue was once set to be the site of a Popeyes chicken restaurant, but that controversial plan was replaced by a proposal for what was seen as a…...
Cheers at the end of a long career
16+ hour, 56+ min ago (42+ words) Cheers at the end of a long career'Evanston RoundTable Stay in the know with our free newsletters! Join more than 10,000 Evanstonians already receiving the RoundTable newsletter in their inbox each morning. - Raising Evanston 1X week: everything E-town for families...
Council Bytes: Restaurant's $400,000 TIF ask rejected, along with reduced options
17+ hour, 2+ min ago (774+ words) Evanston's City Council rejected a TIF grant request to support building out the Choice Authentic restaurant planned for 1826-30 Dempster St., voting down not just the original $400,000 ask but also a series of reduced offers made on the fly " though the…...