City Council voted unanimously to approve a complete ban on plastic bags and a tax on other single-use carryout bags Monday.
Both the tax and the ban will go into effect Aug. 1.
The ordinance contains...
About 100 Evanston community members filled the auditorium at Evanston SPACE for Mayor Daniel Biss’ second annual State of the City address Tuesday.
This year’s event, which was free and open to all...
Eighth Ward resident Jane Neumann recently installed solar panels on her home — a “pretty easy” choice for her household — she said. Yet solar panels aren’t as common a sight in her neighborhood...
When the city announced the relaunching of its Sustain Evanston Incentive Program in April, leadership at Dream to Product knew the initiative was a “dream” opportunity.
Along with product redesign,...
Evanston banned the use of gas- and propane-powered leaf blowers in Evanston Sunday, making the city one of the first in Illinois to implement such a ban, according to Public Health Manager Greg Olsen.
City...
