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The Daily Northwestern

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


The Equitable Zoning Project recommends that the city increase housing density, reduce or eliminate parking minimums, improve the Inclusionary Housing Ordinance and collect more public feedback from diverse communities.

Community leaders talk zoning reforms at Connections for the Homeless event

October 13, 2024

Community leaders discussed how equitable zoning can promote affordable housing at a Sunday public forum hosted by Joining Forces for Affordable Housing — the advocacy program of Connections for the...

Houses with red question marks

Evanston group for fair zoning launches community outreach initiative

October 20, 2022

Joining Forces for Affordable Housing, a local coalition working toward equitable zoning, is launching community outreach — hoping to contribute to larger city plans to increase affordable housing.  The...

Three light yellow figures, one with long hair, stand in the open doorway of a bright orange house with a black question mark printed on it and a purple roof, against an orange graph paper background.

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....

A bug’s-eye view photo of Evanston’s Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, taken in daylight. The center is a brown brick building with the front door set into a tan stone wall.

Zoning committee discusses ‘brothel law’ in Wednesday meeting

April 19, 2021

The Plan Commission’s Zoning Committee debated a proposal to end Evanston’s “brothel law” Wednesday, with members ultimately deciding to delay any decision on the matter. The “brothel law,”...

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...

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