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Environment Board talks zoning outreach, waste-reduction efforts
The City of Evanston has an intermediate goal of diverting 50% of the community’s trash away from landfills, but as of 2022, city stats show only 20% of waste was being diverted. Credit: City of...
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Dementia-Friendly Evanston effort ‘trying get the band back together’ with...
The COVID pandemic derailed considerable momentum that Dementia-Friendly Evanston had going – and now, the city committee, launched in 2017, is eager to make up for lost time. Evanston Public Library,...
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One year later, Union Pacific-Metra transfer still a work in progress
Almost a year after Union Pacific Railroad began the process of transferring operation of its three commuter lines to Metra, the two parties are still trying to work out what that transfer would look...
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Settlement could lead to payout for some ex-Evanston Hospital patients
Anyone who received inpatient treatment at Evanston Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital or Highland Park Hospital between Feb. 10, 2000, and Dec. 31, 2015, may soon have money coming their way. Under the...
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Climate task force supports keeping gas-powered leaf blower ban in place
The task force charged with making sure Evanston can reach its climate goals sounded off Wednesday on the issue that has been roiling the city for the past month – gas-powered leaf blowers. During its...
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Evanston Hospital to discontinue open-heart surgeries in May
Endeavor Health received state approval March 12 to stop providing open-heart surgeries at Evanston Hospital and Highland Park Hospital. The health system is planning to open what it describes as a...
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Saint Francis Hospital to outsource some employees
St. Francis Hospital main entrance. Credit: Nancy Moffett Ascension, the current owner of Evanston’s Saint Francis Hospital, will outsource more than 110 employees at all of its Illinois hospitals, a...
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Evanston could go from mandating parking to limiting spaces at new developments
Parking along Orrington Avenue downtown. Credit: Richard Cahan The Environment Board on Thursday agreed to create a committee to study changing city zoning from requiring a minimum amount of parking...
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ETHS students’ work displayed at Illinois’‘finals for art’
The Illinois High School Art Exhibition has been around for 11 years, but Evanston Township High School art teacher Bill Simos said that he was surprised someone didn’t think of it sooner. “It’s...
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South Boulevard affordable housing site could face delays
The Housing Authority of Cook County project to replace four townhomes at 504-14 South Blvd. with a 60-unit, five-story affordable housing development may soon run into delays – all because of one...
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Transit experts weigh in on proposed RTA replacement
Evanston officials, experts and activists believe the proposed consolidation of the three Chicago-area transit providers would benefit the city and the region – but they also warn it may not be enough...
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Organizers discuss plans for lakefront Evanston Folk Festival
The staff at Space Presents, the off-site events arm of the Evanston SPACE music venue, shared their plans for the upcoming Evanston Folk Festival at a Tuesday community meeting at the Dawes House....
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Environment Board supports more funding for electric leaf blowers
The Environment Board signed off Thursday night on plans to spend $400,000 in city funds to help residents buy bikes, heat pumps and induction stoves. Last year, Northwestern University and the City...
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New Union Pacific North Metra Line schedule coming May 20
On Monday, the Union Pacific North Metra Line will officially get a new station – and the commuter rail agency is using this as an opportunity to make some changes to the schedule beyond shifting...
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Evanston hospitals score well on safety, but not staffing
The two hospitals serving Evanston did well on safety assessments compiled by the Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit organization that advocates for safety and transparency in United States hospitals....
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Downtown Evanston Starbucks closed for monthlong renovation
The downtown Evanston Starbucks location,1734 Sherman Ave., a favorite of Northwestern students, Go players and night owls, closed for renovations on May 20. According to a sign on the door, it is...
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Symposium highlights ways to improve services for job-seekers
The City of Evanston is reaching out to local businesses, schools and nonprofits to get ideas for improving workforce development programs. As part of this outreach, the city hosted a Reimagining...
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Metra, Pace offering free rides this weekend
Metra and Pace are celebrating their 40th anniversaries this summer by offering free rides this weekend. For Evanstonians, this means free rides on the Union Pacific North Line and the Pace buses. The...
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Wild Onion Market opens in Rogers Park
A large, eager crowd waited in the heat as the Wild Onion Market grocery store cooperative opened its doors Wednesday in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood at 7007 N. Clark St. It was a vision almost...
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Study points to reducing natural gas as key to Evanston’s zero-emissions future
Reducing reliance on natural gas is expected to become an increasingly important part of Evanston’s efforts to reach its Climate Action and Resilience Plan goals. That is a major takeaway from a study...
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