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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 approves changes to food truck regulations

June 14, 2016

City Council approved changes to Evanston’s mobile food vendor ordinance Monday night, which would allow vendors to open food trucks in the city without having a brick-and-mortar restaurant location...

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 ruled Tuesday that the lawsuit between Evanston and the food truck Beavers Coffee and Donuts would continue. The legal dispute has continued for nearly a year.

Legal dispute continues between city, food truck

May 14, 2013

After months spent in a legal back-and-forth, the dispute between Evanston and food truck Beavers Coffee and Donuts is now back where it all started. A Cook County judge ruled Tuesday the case would...

Legal dispute between city, food truck remains unresolved

April 11, 2013

The legal battle between Evanston and food truck Beavers Coffee and Donuts will continue for at least another month, a Cook County judge ruled Thursday. The Chicago food truck initially sued Evanston...

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