City Council adopted an ordinance Monday that will require employers to give workers a two-week notice of schedule changes and compensate them if any changes occur after. The ordinance, called Evanston’s...

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...

The Redistricting Committee voted unanimously to recommend a new ward map to City Council on Tuesday night. The proposed map would impact about 4,000 residents’ ward placements and significantly reduce...

City Council voted Monday to approve a special use permit for Connections for the Homeless to operate a rooming house at the Margarita Inn. Connections, an Evanston-based nonprofit, has been offering...

The Housing and Community Development Committee discussed several proposed updates to Evanston’s Residential Landlord Tenant Ordinance on Tuesday. The proposed updates include requirements to clarify...