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Development and zoning are hot topics in Evanston, but the actual pace of construction can be glacial: years can go by between a project getting the green light from City Council and actually opening, and that’s assuming it’s even reached the review and approval process. Here’s a rundown of where things stand for nine noteworthy […]
With the March 17 primaries finished and a potential mayoral election ahead, the City of Evanston and advocate groups continue to push for allowing ranked choice voting in Illinois, but still face strong headwinds and an extended timeline to get there. Unofficial results show Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss won the Ninth Congressional District’s crowded Democratic […]
Gov. JB Pritzker is leading a push to adopt a slate of statewide zoning changes aimed at spurring housing production by removing local restrictions, including allowing more multifamily “missing middle housing” in areas currently limited to single-family homes, similar to local proposals under Envision Evanston 2045. Pritzker announced his Building Up Illinois Developments (BUILD) Plan […]
Downtown Evanston’s Fountain Square will soon undergo a major overhaul — but not to fix the actual fountain, now entering its sixth straight year of inactivity due to underground damage from a leak. Instead, Alliance Contractors will reconstruct Fountain Square’s south plaza in the triangular space between Sherman Avenue, Davis Street and Orrington Avenue. The […]
The City of Evanston released an updated draft of the new strategic housing plan on Friday, ahead of City Council debating and possibly voting to adopt it at their next meeting on Monday, April 13. The new document is available on the city’s dedicated webpage, along with a companion chart listing the edits made since […]
Organizers behind the Main Street Fair have secured enough funding to bring the summer festival back — but are still seeking community support through a crowdfunding campaign to expand its reach. The fair was first held last June as a revival of the Custer Street Fair, but after the Evanston Lighthouse Rotary Club declined to […]
Despite the City of Evanston ordering Flock Safety to take down all of its automated license plate readers last August, the company left two of the cameras installed and covered for the last six months, before swiftly removing them this week after the RoundTable requested comment on their presence. These lingering cameras, along with other […]
The outcome of the prolonged 2026 primaries leaves Evanston primed to potentially enter another lengthy election cycle, as Evanston Mayor Daniel Biss’ win in the Democratic congressional primary may set the stage for a special mayoral election in 2027 to elect his successor. Biss still has to face Republican nominee John Elleson in the Nov. […]
About six months from now, consultants hope to have plans specific enough that the City Council could start the bidding process on projects for three major city properties: the vacant Morton Civic Center at 2100 Ridge Ave., the Noyes Cultural Arts Center at 927 Noyes St. and the Police/Fire Headquarters at 1454 Elmwood Ave. But […]
Sarkis Cafe at 2632 Gross Point Road was reopened Thursday morning after being closed Wednesday due to issues with state regulators. On Wednesday, chairs and traffic cones were seen in front of the restaurant’s entrance Wednesday afternoon during normal business hours, and two notice stickers from the Illinois Department of Revenue were seen on windows […]
