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Transit agencies OK first system-wide day pass
CTA, Metra, Pace and the Regional Transportation Authority signed off on the first transit pass that will work on Metra trains, L trains and Pace and CTA buses. The new pass, which is expected to...
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ReFashioning History fundraiser dazzles with historically inspired fashions
Fashion design students and professional fashion designers competed for four prizes at Evanston History Center’s inaugural ReFashioning History fundraiser. Earlier this year, the museum put out a call...
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Environment Board hears Ryan Field report, submits Envision Evanston letter
The third time was the charm Thursday night as Evanston’s Environment Board was, after rescheduling twice, finally able to quiz Andrew San Roman, the city’s building and development services manager,...
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Davis station elevator repairs highlight Purple Line’s accessibility issues
Only three of nine Purple Line stations are fully ADA-compliant. So, when the Davis L station inbound platform elevator was closed for repairs in late June, it narrowed the already limited options....
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Ascension Health to sell St. Francis to California for-profit chain
Ascension health system is selling nine of its Illinois hospitals, including Ascension Saint Francis, to Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare. If the deal goes through, it will mark the first time...
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Environment task force has ideas – on more plants and fewer cars downtown
The CARP Implementation Task Force, a subcommittee of the Environment Board, Wednesday discussed several ideas that have emerged during development of the Envision Evanston comprehensive plan. The...
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City urges Environment Board to keep giving feedback on Envision Evanston
Evanston Planning Manager Elizabeth Williams assured the Environment Board that its input on the Envision Evanston initiative to rewrite the city’s comprehensive plan matters – and that board members...
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Cycling, transit issues focus of Envision Evanston focus group
The Envision Evanston transportation focus group met at the main library on Aug. 23. Credit: Igor Studenkov/Contributing ReporterAbout 20 residents who attended the transportation focus group for...
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Evanston Office Depot expected to close in October
Evanston’s Office Depot location is closing in mid-October, according to store employees.Evanstonians will still be able to find some of the supplies Office Depot carries by shopping at stores, such as...
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Campus Gear grows, new Taco Bell coming to downtown Evanston
Two new businesses are opening on the east side of the stretch of Sherman Avenue between Church and Clark streets.A new Taco Bell will be at the former Blaze Pizza space at 1739 Sherman Ave. And Campus...
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Is Envision Evanston team listening? CARP task force has its doubts.
Sticky notes record feedback on the goals of Envision Evanston at the Aug. 20 Arts Council Social. Credit: Margo MilanowskiCARP Implementation Task Force Chair Katarina Topalov and some of its other...
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Latest plan calls for channel canoe launch to be delayed to 2026 or ’27
Diagram of the proposed canoe launch. Credit: City of EvanstonEvanston’s Environment Board on Thursday weighed in on the revised designs for the new North Shore Channel canoe launch next to the...
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Evanston tennis players sound off on pickleball court expansion
Evanston tennis players who assembled at the Civic Center Wednesday evening said they preferred pickleball courts to be separate from tennis courts, and many, but not all, were interested in the...
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City finalizing plan for Church-Dodge improvements, Mason Park expansion
After two public open house style meetings and multiple surveys, the city settled on a general concept for the Mason Park expansion and improvement on the nearby intersection of Church Street and Dodge...
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At forum, Schakowsky, Cohen discuss immigration, Israeli-Hamas ceasefire
Barbara Laimins, Co-Chair of the Mis/Disinformation Task Force of the League of Women Voters of Illinois, emphasized at the start of the U.S. Congressional 9th District candidate forum, which was held...
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Climate task force to give zoning recommendations to Land Use Commission
Evanston’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan Implementation Task Force is preparing to provide its input on the ongoing overhaul of the city’s zoning code overhaul, even as the development process for...
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Environment Board signs off on parking minimum proposal letter
The Evanston Environment Board on Thursday signed off on a letter to the Land Use Commission on the proposal to do away with parking minimums, but not before a long discussion about what type of...
View ArticleYWCA remains closed as officials deal with Legionella bacteria
YWCA Evanston/North Shore remains closed until further notice as the association works with city and state health officials to deal with the Legionella bacteria discovered late last week.Breathing in...
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Officials update 4th Ward residents on Albany Care
Public issues around the Albany Care psychiatric rehabilitation facility at 901 Maple Ave. loomed large over Wednesday’s Fourth Ward community meeting.The meeting, held half a mile west of the facility...
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Metra and Union Pacific make progress on operations transfer; fate of...
The proposed 2025 Metra budget, which was released on Oct. 10, doesn’t include any projects in Evanston — but it touched on issues relevant to all suburbs served by the Union Pacific North Line.When...
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