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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 ...
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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 ...
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.
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.
Will more housing = more affordability? - Evanston Now
Dec 3, 2024 · One of the main policy arguments for the proposed changes to Evanston’s zoning code is that increasing the production of new housing will slow the increase in housing prices. A city staff memo offering that rationale provides as evidence an April 2023 report from The Pew Charitable Trusts ...
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.
Council to hold hearing on budget - Evanston Now
Oct 27, 2024 · Evanston’s City Council will hold a public hearing Monday night on the city’s $342 million budget for 2025. The city has drawn down reserves to balance the budget for the past few years, but faces a looming crisis that could exhaust those reserves by 2027 if spending and revenues aren’t brought into alignment.
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