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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

City Council decided Monday to delay a decision to vote on a grant of up to $42,000 for Curts Cafe. Aldermen also discussed the city’s search for a theater company to relocate to city-owned property on Howard Street.

Evanston City Council postpones decision on Curt’s Cafe grant

May 12, 2015

City Council delayed Monday a decision to give Curt’s Cafe a grant of up to $42,000 to continue to provide at-risk youth it employs with job training, GED courses and other programs. Aldermen decided...

Renee Paden speaks about the proposition to approve the Emerson Street/Ridge Ave./Green Bay Road Corridor Improvement Project. Paden called the traffic study of the intersection commissioned by the city an “abomination.”

Evanston City Council approves Ladd Arboretum path renovation

February 24, 2015

Evanston aldermen voted to approve plans to pave the pathway that runs through Ladd Arboretum with asphalt Monday evening in a split decision vote. Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl cast the deciding vote after...

Sarah Flax, housing and grants administrator; April Jacobs, grants and compliance specialist; and Gary Gerdes, building and inspection services division manager, discuss the Housing and Community Development Act Committee updates to the Community Development Block Grant. Some of the changes aim to make the application process clearer for low- and moderate-income applicants.

Evanston introduces changes to housing rehabilitation program

February 18, 2015

Evanston received increased federal funding for community development and will implement changes to streamline its housing rehabilitation program, city officials said Tuesday. At the Housing and Community...

City Council approves Evanston Public Library property tax levy

December 2, 2014

Aldermen voted Monday night to increase residents' annual property tax to benefit the Evanston Public Library during a special City Council meeting, after previously delaying the vote to allow for more...

Evanston City Council passes 2015 budget, raising water rate by 10 percent

November 25, 2014

City Council passed the proposed 2015 budget Monday after it narrowly approved an amendment to include a 10 percent increase in the water utility rate for Evanston residents. The passed budget stands...

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