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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


Beavers Donuts cannot operate a food truck in Evanston due to a 2010 ordinance that only allows businesses with brick-and-mortar restaurants to operate food trucks in the city. The owners of the business filed a lawsuit against the city over a year ago.

Legal dispute persists between city, food truck

January 14, 2014

The legal back-and-forth between Evanston and a Chicago-based food truck continued Tuesday after a Cook County judge scheduled oral arguments to begin in March. Beavers Donuts first sued the city in...

A Cook County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Beavers Coffee and Doughnuts against the City of Evanston. The doughnut truck company argued the city's food truck ban is unconstitutional.

Judge sides with Evanston in food truck dispute

February 1, 2013

A judge has dismissed the suit between a Chicago-based food truck and the city of Evanston. The five-month case between Beavers Coffee and Donuts and Evanston, however, might continue. The food truck...

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