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网页3 天之前 · Help them eat cake. Community Cake Collective puts together birthday cake kits for people in need. by Jeff Hirsh September 16, 2024September 16, 2024. Breaking news and in depth community news for Evanston, Illinois.
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网页2 天之前 · Why Well-Paid Maids stands out from the rest (in addition to the living wage) by Well-Paid Maids October 8, 2024. Well-Paid Maids pays its cleaners, who are W-2 employees, at least $26 an hour — but that’s not the only reason customers love the home cleaning company.
City wants to get out the volt - Evanston Now
网页1 天前 · Government. City wants to get out the volt. by Jeff Hirsh October 11, 2024October 11, 2024. EV charging station at Civic Center. Credit: Jeff Hirsh. With electric vehicles growing in popularity, Evanston city leaders hope to install EV charging stations for both municipal and general public vehicles. City Engineer Lara Biggs briefed the ...
Raised crosswalk coming to Main Street business district
网页21 小时之前 · As for the raised crossing on Main Street, Gotsick says installation is scheduled for Oct. 18-23, but the workers will take time out on Sunday the 20th, so as not to interrupt the “Welcome Back” fall festival of food and events. It’s designed to say thank you and/or hello again to Main Street customers who dealt with Construction Summer 2024.
City garages less than half-full - Evanston Now
网页5 小时之前 · A study by the city’s Environment Board found that the three main garages, Church Street, Sherman Avenue and Maple Avenue averaged less than 50% peak occupancy last year. Church Street, the study found, had the highest average annual peak usage, at 40%. Maple was the lowest, at only 22%.
City staff count to reach record high - Evanston Now
网页6 天之前 · City staff count to reach record high. The proposed 2025 City of Evanston budget calls for the city’s count of full-time-equivalent employees to reach its highest level this century. The budget document issued by City Manager Luke Stowe on Friday calls for the city to have 894.46 FTEs next year, up 10 from the number in the current year’s ...
Rezoning plan brings fears of 'dramatic change' - Evanston Now
网页2024年9月20日 · Resident Jennifer Packman said she had serious concerns about the plan to eliminate single-family zoning, saying “it seems like a dramatic change,” and asking whether the city has enough data to show it has worked elsewhere.. Planning manager Liz Williams said the change would be gradual. “Evanston is known for being a community with a lot of different types of housing,” she said ...
Mayor: Crime headed in right direction - Evanston Now
网页2024年9月4日 · Mayor Daniel Biss says that — after a surge in crime he blames on the pandemic — Evanston’s crime rate is declining as a result of public safety reforms adopted by the City Council. The mayor, who led the reform effort as chair of the Reimaging Public Safety Committee earlier in his term, announced last week that he will seek a second ...
City launches 'Envision Evanston' effort - Evanston Now
网页2024年1月25日 · The City of Evanston Thursday publicly launched work on a new comprehensive plan and zoning code — the first such effort in nearly a quarter century. The initial public meeting on the project is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 6, in the Parasol Room at the Civic Center and online. The City Council last July approved a …
Top Evanston public safety stories of 2021 - Evanston Now
网页2021年12月31日 · Here’s a countdown of the crime stories that drew the most reader interest this year. 5. One dead, one hospitalized after violence on Wesley. Sept. 26 — Evanston police say a 45-year-old Naperville man was shot to death and a 27-year-old Chicago man was stabbed in an incident about 3:30 Sunday afternoon in the 2000 block of Wesley Avenue.