Residents living at 2014, 2018 and 2024 Wesley Ave. are required to move out by May 13, city officials announced at a Tuesday meeting held with tenants and Evanston housing organizations. In early February, the city sent a notice to the tenants requiring them to leave the 5th Ward buildings immediately because of structural deterioration.
Evanston resident William Carter moved to the 2014 Wesley Ave. apartment building in the 5th Ward three and a half years ago. There, he found a “self-made” community of tenants who look out for each other, he said. “If one of the tenants who has a hard time going up and down stairs has groceries.
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A controversial proposal to annex and rezone property for an affordable rental housing project in Lake Zurich has been withdrawn.
Residents near Midlothian Road and North Lakewood Lane were mobilized .
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