Brothel Law

The Daily Explains: What is Evanston’s “Brothel Law”?

October 18, 2021

How many roommates would you want to live with in your first apartment? To upperclassmen living off-campus who juggle rent, compatibility and square footage, that’s a common social and financial question....

Letter to the Editor: Ald. Fiske’s inaction on brothel law could cost her student support

May 17, 2018

For the past few weeks, Evanston’s City Council agenda has included an item of great importance to many Northwestern students: the brothel law. Don’t let the thought of scattered garter belts or...

Aldermen place ‘brothel law’ discussion on committee’s agenda

April 30, 2018

Aldermen unanimously voted Monday to place the discussion about the city’s three-unrelated rule — often referred to as the city’s “brothel law” — on the agenda of the next Planning and Development...

In Focus: The mayor behind the myth

March 5, 2015

“I’ve become something of an urban legend,” the mayor said. “I don’t know that that will ever change.”

4 years, hundreds of stories: Best of City

June 19, 2013

1. ‘Brothel law’ strains town-gown trust No one has ever been evicted for violating the city’s so-called "brothel law," a rule barring more than three unrelated individuals for living together,...

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