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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


Housing and grants division administrator Sarah Flax speaks at a city meeting. On Monday, Flax presented proposed changes to the city’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.

Committee proposes changes to Inclusionary Housing Ordinance

October 9, 2018

Concerns that developers were too easily able to avoid adding affordable units to their buildings led a city committee to propose changes that would strengthen the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The...

Ald. Melissa Wynne (3rd) speaks at a council meeting. Wynne said she wants the city to create a clearer list of public benefits for developers.

Aldermen consider changes to city’s public benefits ordinance

May 22, 2018

Aldermen directed city staff at Monday’s City Council meeting to create a more definitive list of public benefits that developers can include when proposing a new project. A current city zoning ordinance...

Ellen Cushing, chair of the Housing and Homelessness Commission, speaks at a meeting. During a commission meeting Thursday, members reviewed the city’s efforts to increase affordable housing.

Commission discusses financial workshop, needs assessment report

May 4, 2018

The Housing and Homelessness Commission reviewed the city’s efforts to increase affordable housing at a Thursday meeting at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center. Commissioners discussed the Inclusionary...

David Brown, president of Harrington Brown, LLC, speaks at a Plan Commission meeting Wednesday. The commission voted 5-1 to recommend City Council’s approval for a building at 128-132 Chicago Ave.

Plan Commission recommends council approval for mixed-use building

April 19, 2018

The Evanston Plan Commission decided at a Wednesday meeting to recommend that the City Council approve a five-story mixed-use building at the border of Evanston and Chicago. Commissioners voted 5-1...

The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Subcommittee discusses the ordinance. Committee members proposed changes to the ordinance at their meeting Wednesday.

Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Subcommittee proposes changes to affordable housing

February 7, 2018

The Inclusionary Housing Ordinance Subcommittee proposed changes to affordable housing in Evanston, including the possibility of an additional real estate transfer tax, at their second meeting on Wednesday. Committee...

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