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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


Evanston City Council rejects proposal to extend time for construction

November 26, 2013

Evanston City Council on Monday night rejected a proposal that would have given the developers of a controversial 35-story tower more time to start construction. The resolution, put forward by the city’s...

Mahjabeen Hakeem speaks Monday night during City Council. Hakeem’s sons were shot and killed this summer in their tobacco shop in downtown Evanston.

Evanston City Council Roundup: Nov. 11

November 11, 2013

Vote on deadline extension for Church Street apartment building delayed City Council decided Monday night to delay a vote on extending the permit process for an apartment complex in downtown Evanston. Of...

Evanston City Council voted July 8 to designate Mary Lou Smith Way. Named after a longtime cafe owner, the commemorative street is on Poplar Avenue between Central and Harrison streets.

Commemorative street honors longtime cafe owner

July 26, 2013

Mary Lou Smith has retired from the restaurant business, but her name is not leaving Evanston. City Council voted July 8 to designated a street sign on Poplar Avenue in her honor for her work at Top of...

Ald. Ann Rainey (8th) expressed reservations with a newly proposed ordinance to regulate vacation rentals at Monday’s City Council meeting.

Evanston aldermen renew efforts to regulate vacation rentals

May 13, 2013

Evanston officials Monday debuted a new ordinance to regulate vacation rentals, their third attempt to tackle the controversial issue. The Planning and Development Committee last tried to address vacation...

Assistant City Attorney Kenneth Cox and Ald. Colleen Burrus (9th) explain the next steps of a new ordinance that, if passed, will permit the opening of Evanston's first yard waste recycling transfer facility. Alds. Burrus and Ann Rainey (8th) hosted a community meeting Thursday night to talk with residents about the facility.

Evanston community discusses possibility of yard waste recycling center

May 2, 2013

City officials have embarked on a multi-step process that could result in Evanston’s first yard waste recycling transfer facility. About 30 people gathered Thursday night at the Levy Senior Center,...

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