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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


Ald. Donald Wilson (4th) speaks at a city council meeting. Wilson voted against an ordinance that would have regulated massage and bodywork establishments Monday night.

Evanston City Council rejects massage ordinance

May 24, 2016

City Council rejected an ordinance that would regulate massage and bodywork establishments Monday night. “What we were trying to accomplish was a very specific, discrete thing which was generally...

Ald. Mark Tendam (6th) speaks at a City Council meeting. Council voted to send a massage licensing ordinance back to committee for a rewrite Monday night.

Council delays action on massage ordinance

April 12, 2016

City Council moved to send an ordinance addressing massage establishments in Evanston back to committee for a rewrite Monday night, citing concerns with language. The ordinance, introduced to council...

Local massage therapists say proposed licensing ordinance misrepresents industry

March 30, 2016

Aldermen voted Monday to introduce an ordinance to license massage establishments, which some local massage therapists fear will perpetuate stereotypes of the massage industry. The ordinance would require...

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