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A Cook County judge Friday dismissed three of the four counts in a lawsuit filed against the city of Evanston over a City Council vote to allow use of the rebuilt Ryan Field as a concert venue by Northwestern University. Cook County Circuit Judge Pamela McLean Meyerson ruled on two motions for dismissal of the three counts, one by Evanston and the other by Northwestern. Neither party sought to ...
Ryan Field Lawsuit: Judge Tosses 3 Of 4 Counts Of Neighbors' Complaint - Evanston, IL - A judge found the City Council followed its own rules when approving Northwestern's plan for stadium concerts, though it did not have to.
Evanston’s unbalanced response to the Israeli-Gazan violence shows that our government (rightly) cares about Israeli lives and Jewish voices but does not care about Palestinian lives or Muslim voices. Our government must not continue to ignore the killing and starvation of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians even after it issued an official proclamation condemning the...
Responding to a regional call for migrant housing, City Council signaled it would support opening a home for asylum-seekers in Evanston — but also appeared hesitant toward renovating a vacant downtown office building into a temporary shelter. City staff revealed a proposal last week to use the two-story building at 1020 Church St. as a...
The Cook County primaries saw close races and turnout as low as 17.95%. Now that all the votes have been counted, here’s a rundown of the results of the key races and how Evanston residents voted. Cook County State’s Attorney race Former Illinois Appellate Court Judge Eileen O’Neill Burke beat former prosecutor Clayton Harris III...