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City Council voted 5-3 at a special meeting Thursday to sustain the city’s plan to lease downtown office space for city government operations for 15 years, rejecting a superseding resolution that would direct city staff to explore shorter leases.  At its Jan. 22 meeting, City Council voted 6-3 to authorize City Manager Luke Stowe to...

Speaking to a packed audience in the parlor of the Margarita Inn, Pastor Monté Dillard  recalled that in March 2020, Connections for the Homeless was

A former boutique hotel building in Evanston is being converted into a temporary shelter for the homeless.

New locations of West Town Bakery and OKAY Cannabis Dispensary opened in Evanston and their tax revenue will go to the city's reparations fund.

Growing up in Evanston in the 1980s, Emilio Vargas remembers the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center as the building at the center of the city. His mother would bring him to art shows, book fairs and other events. Now, as an adult, Vargas said he most recently went to the Civic Center to vote. The...

Northwestern officials showed up to Wednesday’s NU-City Committee meeting with plans to improve communications with residents — though they had few details on Ryan Field’s still-looming demolition. Ald. Clare Kelly (1st), the chair of the committee, chastised officials for offering scant details on the controversial stadium rebuild’s current status.  But, Dave Davis, the University’s senior...

City officials launched Envision Evanston 2045 — a process to create a new comprehensive plan and zoning code — during an event at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center Tuesday. The new plan will include goals and strategies for improving various aspects of city life, including by maintaining public health, supporting the economy and small...

The Associated Student Government Senate met Wednesday, welcoming Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss as a guest speaker and introducing five legislative proposals to be voted on next week. Weinberg senior and NU Active Minds Senator Ben Katz proposed a resolution to restrict students to joining only two student organizations to promote mental health. “It will make...

City Council voted 6-3 to authorize downtown office rentals for city government at its Monday meeting, allowing city operations to relocate from the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center to 909 Davis St. The downtown lease authorized Monday will last for 15 years, with an option to exit after seven, according to city council meeting documents....

Evanston City Council Votes To Lease New Civic Center Space Downtown - Evanston, IL - Councilmembers agreed to a plan to rent office space at 909 Davis St. for 15 years with an option to cancel the lease after seven years.