1+ hour, 2+ min ago   (289+ words) Connections for the Homeless hosted its annual block party at Twiggs Park Saturday previewing its renovation plans for the Hilda’s Place congregate shelter. And the group unveiled plans to adopt a new name for the organization next year. Communications Director…...

16+ hour, 32+ min ago   (341+ words) Mid-summer is the time for big sales and sidewalk buying centered around the city’s main business districts. Stores in the downtown and Main-Dempster areas have planned both in-store and sidewalk sales this weekend. Though some sales began Friday, many businesses…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (144+ words) Evanston’s jobless rate rose to its highest level since August 2024, jumping to 5.4% in June, according to data released this week from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. It had been 4.7% in May, and 4.6% a year ago. Unemployment in the Chicago…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (197+ words) Colectivo Coffee announced Friday morning that it will open a second Evanston location on Central Street. The Milwaukee-based coffee chain plans to open the approximately 2,500 square foot cafe at 2495 Central St. by early next year. It will offer seating for…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (524+ words) Three Evanston alders plan to ask their colleagues Monday to place an advisory referendum to the November ballot asking voters whether Northwestern University should be required to make payments in lieu of taxes. The resolution proposed by Alds. Clare Kelly…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (299+ words) City staff is recommending that City Council pick the more expensive bidder to rewrite the Evanston’s zoning code. But they’ve negotiated down the cost from an original $1.09 million to $911,480 Elizabeth Williams, the city’s planning manager, says in a memo to…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (1164+ words) SPRINGFIELD – Illinois election officials said this week they believe the state’s voter registration files are accurate and up to date and that safeguards are in place to prevent non-citizens from inadvertently becoming registered to vote. Since 1982, Illinois State Board of…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (280+ words) Dozens of businesses will participate in sidewalk sales in three Evanston shopping districts this weekend Central Street merchants launched their event Thursday while shops in Downtown Evanston and the Main-Dempster Mile begin their promotions Friday. All the events run through…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (353+ words) Jeremy Adler is an optimistic kind of guy, but he’s also a realist. So Adler’s targeted first day for his Addled Bunny gastropub, Aug. 11, is actually termed a ‘hope-en-ing,” just in case there’s a last-minute delay. But on Aug. 11 or…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (643+ words) Three alders raised concerns at Wednesday’s Economic Development Committee meeting about the recent shift to requiring drivers to pay charge card fees on parking meter transactons. On July 1, the city announced it was implementing a change approved by the City…...