3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (242+ words) The Land Use Commission backed a proposed subdivision Wednesday of the Park Evanston development site on Chicago Avenue downtown. The planned development at 1620-40 Chicago Ave. includes the 1620 Chicago building with an AT&T store, the former Peet’s Coffee and a…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (410+ words) Celadon Construction Corporation plans to convert the lakefront building at 2603 Sheridan Road into a event venue, along with a restaurant, bourdon shop, ice cream parlor, and a speakeasy bar in the basement. The project, estimated to cost around $30 million, will…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (643+ words) Nearly $25 million in planned construction and engineering projects in 2027 will require rate hikes next year, the city’s water bureau chief told Evanston’s Finance and Budget Committee this week. Scheduled water main replacements and the state-mandated lead service line replacement program…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (825+ words) School district and city representatives decided Wednesday to postpone discussions about using tax increment financing district revenue for the schools until early next year. The Evanston Finance and Budget Committee forwarded recommendations on three of the five TIF districts Wednesday…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (618+ words) The nurses’ union working alongside nurses at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston to unionize 275 nurses at the hospital said Wednesday that one nurse was suspended by the hospital after speaking publicly about unionization, calling on the hospital ownership to reinstate…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (311+ words) A 3rd Ward resident is seeking to have the Chase Bank building at 1900 Central St. be designated as a local historic landmark. Evanston’s Preservation Commission will consider the request later this month. Jim McKee, who submitted the nomination, told Evanston Now…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (972+ words) Nurses at Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board on behalf of 275 registered nurses last week to join the National Nurses Organizing Committee, an AFL-CIO and National Nurses Union-affiliated union. The petition was…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (257+ words) Evanston’s Land Use Commission will consider plans for a 26-story tower at 900 Clark St. on Sept. 9 — one story less than originally proposed. Continuum Development is seeking approval of a planned development on the north end of Church Street Plaza. The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (447+ words) The “Garage” at Northwestern University is not where your econ professor polishes and shines the old Buick. Rather, it’s a place where student entrepreneurs polish and shine creative ideas for new business startups The “Garage” was just named the #5 business…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (442+ words) Evanston’s Economic Development Committee Wednesday debated a proposal to more than triple city spending on business support projects next year. Economic Development Manager Paul Zalmezak showed the panel a draft budget that dramatically boosts program expenses from less than $500,000 to…...