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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

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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 20, 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...

Connections for the Homeless director of development Sue Loellbach spoke at a Monday press conference before a special meeting of City Council. She and other Evanston residents presented decision-making guidelines to affordable housing issues.

Coalition proposes guidelines to address affordable housing issues in Evanston

November 1, 2017

A coalition focused on affordable housing issues presented a set of decision-making guidelines at a Monday news conference held before a special meeting of City Council. Connections for the Homeless...

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