The city shared potential plans for a dog park addition to Grey Park at a community meeting Wednesday, about a year and a half after the Parks and Recreation Board voted on the project in 2023. A new dog park has long been in high demand in Evanston. While community members have access to the Evanston...
City Council stalled selling a 9th Ward city-owned property to Evanston Township High School District 202 at their Monday meeting, the final to be held at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. The site, located at 1222 Washington St., would be used to house an affordable housing unit built by ETHS’ Geometry in Construction program. Students in the program build a frame for a two-story home that is later sold to a middle-income family. The council voted twice to suspend the rules, which would allow the item to be voted on for introduction and action on the same day. Both votes failed 6-1, with different councilmembers voting against the measure each time. Ultimately, the council voted only...
