News Posted in: September 2011
Friday, September 30, 2011
The Evanston Public Library Board of Trustees approved a three-year Strategic Plan that will reflect residents’ interests, while expanding services to support the Library’s central mission. Over the next three years, the Library’s main goals are to better educate, engage, and empower Evanston residents through resources, services, and programs throughout Evanston. During a recent survey commissioned by the Library, nearly 1,000 residents voiced their opinions on how to better serve the community. As a result of these findings, the library…
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The City of Evanston’s Housing & Community Development Act Committee will conduct a public hearing to receive citizen comments on the proposed 2012 One Year Action Plan and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Budget for FY 2012, which begins January 1, 2012 and ends December 31, 2012. The public hearing is part of the 30-day comment period, which opens October 7, 2011 and closes at 12 noon CST on November 7, 2011. The public hearing will be held on Tuesday,…
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Cook County Commissioner Larry Suffredin (13th District), Board of Review Commissioner Mike Cabonargi and Evanston Township Assessor Bonnie Wilson encourage you to attend a free property tax seminar for residential property owners in Evanston Township. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. FLEETWOOD-JOURDAIN COMMUNITY CENTER 1655 FOSTER STREET, EVANSTON Property Owners should bring their property index number (PIN) with them to the seminar. A short presentation will open each meeting to provide general information on the appeal process. Appeal forms…
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Thursday, September 29, 2011
Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and PeaceAble Cities: Evanston invite all Evanston households to host 2-3 Northwestern University students for dinner on Thursday evening, October 6. Wonderful young people come to Evanston every year to learn and grow at Northwestern. Many Evanstonians never know any of them, nor do most students know many of our diverse, thoughtful residents. This year we can begin to change that, becoming for one night, on October 6, a city that opens its arms and dinner tables…
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In honor of Fire Safety month, The Evanston Fire and Life Safety Services will be holding open houses at all five fire stations throughout the city on Sunday, October 9, 2011. All residents are invited to stop by from 1pm until 4pm to learn what it's like to live and work in a fire station! Meet the firefighters and see fire engines, fire trucks, ambulances and all the equipment they use to keep the Evanston community safe! Fire Stations: Station…
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Evanston children, youth, teens and adults of all ages now can participate in a new, fun activity: roller skating! Starting October 7, roller skating will be offered at Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center, Chandler-Newberger Community Center and Levy Senior Center. Admission fees for Evanston residents are $1.00 for youth and $3.00 for adults (age 18+). Participants are allowed to bring their own roller skates, if compatible with the floor surface, helmets and pads. The youth admission fee includes skate rental, if necessary. Skate rental for an adult…
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10,000 Neighbors of Evanston Promotes Community Sustainability The City of Evanston and Citizen's Greener Evanston invite you to join 10,000 neighbors who are emphasizing the ‘us’ in sustainable. We hope you will actively participate, connect and share with others as we strive to have a healthy environmental and social impact on our local community. OhSoWe is about the personal and neighborhood level things we can do to safely build bonds with our neighbors, save money, and increase our quality of…
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Posted in Bike the Ridge
Pull out your bicycles and park the car! Bikes rule when “Bike the Ridge” returns on Sunday, October 2, 2011. For four hours, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., bicyclists may ride on a 2-mile stretch of Ridge Avenue, from Howard Street to Church Street, a road normally closed to bicycles. To accommodate Bike the Ridge, this section of Ridge Avenue in Evanston will be closed to all vehicular traffic from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. that day. Only non-motorized…
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Posted in resident
Evanston Residents Invited to Choose 30 Top Ideas for Evanston’s Future October 15 & 16 Evanston150 Hosts Interactive Voting Sessions at Century Cinema, Evanston Township High School and Saint Francis Hospital Evanston residents will have an opportunity to choose the 30 best ideas for the city's future on Oct. 15 & 16. A series of voting sessions will be hosted by Evanston150, allowing community members to vote on the 100 ideas that were selected by a 21-person selection jury of…
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Downtown Evanston is pleased to welcome Adeline’s Room, a boutique and learning community for the modern mom and child. The ribbon cutting ceremony will take place Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 5:15PM. Adeline’s Room is located at 602 Davis Street. Prior to the ceremony, guests are invited to a mini-party, an all ages Meet-Up for infants and toddlers to interact and play as well as a Flash Sale featuring incredible discounts on store merchandise. Owner of Adeline’s Room Christine Kim relocated…
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Posted in City Council
COUNCIL ACTIONS - SEPTEMBER 26, 2011 (C1) Citizen Comment • Citizens would like Central Street Development to return to Site Plan and Appearance Committee due to changes from initial plan • Citizen opposed to pursuing item 23 of budget ideas "Community Health Initiatives" • Citizens opposed to privatization • Citizens opposed to outsourcing crossing guards TOWNSHIP OF EVANSTON MEETING (T1) Township of Evanston Budget and Organizational Structure APPROVED TOWNSHIP BUDGET 6-2. SET NEXT MEETING FOR OCTOBER 24, 2011 TO DISCUSS…
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Posted in health, police
The month of October is recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness month all over the United States. Events of remembrance and advocacy are held on various dates throughout October. Domestic Violence Awareness month was first observed in 1987. This year, the Evanston Police Department’s Victim Services Unit is partnering with the Evanston/Northshore YWCA and the Zonta Club of Evanston to bring awareness to Domestic Violence with The Domestic Violence Tears Project. The Tears Project represents the requests for service made to…
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International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 5th. The purpose of the International Walk to School Day is to raise awareness of the importance of physical activity and the benefits to the environment from reduced car trips. Participation in the International Walk to School Day helps to educate students on their school’s safe routes created by the City of Evanston and School District 65 personnel. This initiative, promoted by the District 65 School Board AdHoc Green / Sustainability Committee…
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Monday, September 26, 2011
“A Town/Gown Event for Evanston Residents and Northwestern University Students” Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and PeaceAble Cities: Evanston invite all Evanston households to host 2-3 Northwestern University students for dinner on Thursday evening, October 6. Wonderful young people come to Evanston every year to learn and grow at Northwestern. Many Evanstonians never know any of them, nor do most students know many of our diverse, thoughtful residents. This year we can begin to change that, becoming for one night, on…
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Evanston Public Library patrons can now download free eBooks for their Kindle devices through My Media Mall. Thousands of titles are available to choose from in genres ranging from fiction, to non-fiction to classics. As of September 21, 2011, global digital distributor OverDrive made this change possible. Anyone interested in downloading an eBook to their Kindle needs a valid Evanston Public Library card, an Amazon.com account, any generation Kindle as well as brief access to the internet to download or…
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Please join us for the opening reception of Line Dancing: A Drawing Show an exhibition of artwork by artists who live and work in Evanston. Opening reception: Friday, September 30, 5 to 7 p.m. Gallery 4502, 4th floor of the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center 2100 Ridge Avenue in Evanston The exhibition is free and open to the public through December 16. Exhibition artists: Julie Cowan, Ruyell Ho, Michael Imlay, Jim Lange, Jordan Martins, Emily McCormick, Bruce Noel Mortenson, Carol…
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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Vehicle stickers and residential parking permits for the 2012 year will go on sale starting Monday, October 3, 2011 and must purchased by December 16, 2011 and be displayed by January 5, 2012. Applications will be mailed to residents the last week of September. Residents are highly encouraged to mail in their applications and payment early. City of Evanston Code 10-8-1 requires all vehicles registered to an Evanston address to pay an annual wheel tax and properly display a valid…
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1. Township of Evanston Meeting: Final action on FY 2010/11 budget and further discussion of next steps with organization/dissolution of Township. Corporation Counsel will review answers to questions from Township Board at meeting and distribute additional written information. 2. Staff and consultant with provide overview of what we heard through “Engage Evanston” process over last month and summarize results of community meetings and surveys on budget. Proposed budget will be released on Friday October 7. First City Council budget…
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Friday, September 23, 2011
In recognition of Arts & Humanities Month, the City of Evanston is sponsoring “Conversation in the Park: Poetry and Puppets” at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 2. The event will take place at the “Conversations: Here and Now” sculpture in the northwest corner of Raymond Park, located at Chicago Avenue at Grove St., Evanston. The event will feature Literature for All of Us teen poets Najolie Wright, Jerusalem Singleton and Elsie Jones; a reading by Evanston poet Carole Hayes; a…
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Posted in Noyes Gallery Features Three Art Exhibits in October
In recognition of Illinois Arts & Humanities Month, the City of Evanston's Noyes Arts Gallery is presenting three art exhibits during October. A combined Artists' Open House will be held from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 2 at the Gallery, located in the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. Admission is free to the exhibits and the Open House. "Of Land and Water" is presented in the First Floor Gallery. The exhibit opened September 15…
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Posted in police, safety checks
The Evanston Police Department is asking residents to assist in reducing the opportunities for thefts and burglaries. Residents are encouraged to take extra steps in preventing these types of crimes by locking your doors and windows when not home or asleep. Trim shrubs & bushes back which will allow for a clear view of window entrances. Use motion detection lights near doorways and overhead garage doors at night. Alert neighbors when you’re out of town and have someone collect…
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Aldermen Melissa Wynne (3rd Ward) and Donald Wilson (4th Ward) along with City of Evanston and representatives from the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) will be holding a joint ward meeting to discuss the upcoming Purple Line viaduct replacement project. The replacement of viaducts at Grove St., Dempster St. and Greenleaf St. was approved in July of 2011 by the CTA Board as part of a $10.3 million contract that also includes the repair of the retaining wall along Chicago Avenue from Greenleaf St. to Hamilton…
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Thursday, September 22, 2011
Evanston’s Green Living Festival is this Saturday, September 24 from 9 AM to 3 PM at the Evanston Ecology Center at 2024 McCormick Blvd! The festival’s theme is “Alternative Energy - You’ve Got the Power” and will have a many different attractions for all interest groups, ranging from alternative transportation technologies to energy efficiency promotion. There will also be a silent auction for items provided by green vendors and organizations. For a full description of the event, visit www.evanstongreenfest.org. The…
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Evanston is welcoming its newest business to the city after a resident turned his dream into a reality. With the help of City of Evanston staff, Paul Hletko, founder of FEW Spirits, worked through various liquor licensing and zoning processes to open Evanston’s first micro-distillery. Last year, state and local licensing laws were changed to permit local micro-distillation. A ribbon cutting ceremony with Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and aldermen will be held to officially welcome FEW Spirits into the Evanston business…
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
The City of Evanston's Health Department debuted its Let's Move! dance video at the September 19 City Council meeting. The public can watch the video here>>> Let's Move! is a campaign to combat the problem of childhood obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up leading healthier lives. Over the past 20 years, obesity rates have tripled for children in suburban Cook County. As an official Let's Move! city, Evanston is doing its part to combat these obesity…
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The City of Evanston is pleased to announce that its first for-sale homes through the LiveEvanston program will be available September 22, 2011. Through this initiative, 50 single-family homes and condominiums in south and west Evanston neighborhoods will be rehabilitated and sold to income-qualified buyers through mid-2013. Potential buyers who live or work in Evanston may also qualify for the “First Look Advantage,” an exclusive opportunity to make an offer on a LiveEvanston home for the first two weeks the…
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Over next six weeks the City of Evanston will be contracting 2011 Block Curb, Sidewalk and ADA Ramp Replacement Program work at seventeen locations throughout the city. The project involves replacement of deteriorated sections of curbs, sidewalks, and curb ramps by the annual construction contract. The funding for these improvements is from GO Bond & CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) Funds. There is no direct charge to abutting property owners. The map here>>> illustrates the specific locations which have been included…
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Posted in Evanston Commission on Aging
The Evanston Commission on Aging is sponsoring “Understand Today’s Hospital Experience,” a free presentation explaining how a stay in the hospital has changed. It will be held from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, at the Levy Senior Center, 300 Dodge Ave., Evanston. Because Commission on Aging members want residents to be informed, prepared and proactive about a future hospital stay for themselves or a loved one, they have scheduled three expert speakers. The speakers and their topics…
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The City of Evanston’s Engage Evanston budget initiative is asking residents to participate in the city budget process by attending the two upcoming Citizen Budget Input Sessions along with taking a budget survey online or via the paper survey that was in this week’s Evanston RoundTable newspaper. The first Citizen Budget Input Session is scheduled for this Saturday, September 17th at 9 a.m. at the Robert Crown Community Center located at 1701 Main St. The second Citizen Budget Input Session…
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The City of Evanston is conducting an engineering feasibility study to identify a preferred alternative for an intermediate station along the CTA Yellow Line (Skokie Swift) service in south Evanston at Dodge, Asbury and/or Ridge Avenue. The city is encouraging residents to take the second online survey to state your preference. This survey will be available from September 16, 2011 through November 4, 2011. Over the past several months, the three sites were analyzed to determine major opportunities and constraints…
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Posted in Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre
Fleetwood-Jourdain Theatre will hold auditions for Merry Kwanzaa from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 1 at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St., Evanston. Merry Kwanzaa is award-winning playwright Gloria Bond Clunie’s play about four generations learning the meaning of love and unity and the power of faith. The play will feature a multi-generational and multi-racial cast of Evanston residents. Those age 12 and older are invited to attend this open call. No appointments are necessary, but…
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Thursday, September 15, 2011
On September 15, 2011 Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl was awarded the 2011 Climate Protection Award. The Climate Protection Award is an initiative sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Walmart which recognizes mayors for innovative practices in their cities that increase energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The City of Evanston was able to stand out and be selected from the pool of 130 applicants for this award partly by reducing municipal greenhouse gas emissions by 22% since the 2005…
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The City of Evanston's Health Department will debut the Let's Move! dance video on Monday, September 19, 2011 at the City Council meeting being held in the Council Chambers at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center, 2100 Ridge Ave. after 7p.m. Let's Move! is a campaign to combat the problem of childhood obesity within a generation, so that children born today will grow up leading healthier lives. Over the past 20 years, obesity rates have tripled for children in suburban…
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Interfaith Housing Center will be presenting a workshop on Fair Housing/Fair Lending & Foreclosure Prevention this Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 7pm at the Skokie Public Library located at 5215 Oakton Street, Skokie, IL. Items to be covered: Fair Housing What is fair housing? What are my rights under the Fair Housing Act? What groups are protected under Fair Housing law? What are options to file complaints if you find that you are the victim of…
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On 9-12-11, Evanston Police Detectives working with the North Regional Major Crime’s Task Force Investigators obtained an anonymous tip identifying a person of interest in the John Costulas homicide investigation. Investigators followed up this anonymous tip, continued to follow all leads, conducted specific area street canvases and interviews. These efforts resulted in a single suspect being identified and detained. This suspect is now identified as Brandon Lee Allen Hinton. The second person of interest did not develop as a suspect…
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
The National Weather Service in Chicago, IL has issued a special weather statement regarding smoke moving into the area from a large wildfire in northeast Minnesota. Due to northerly winds and the combination sinking air, smoke from the wildfire is being transported into Northern Illinois. The smoke will likely persist through the afternoon and into the overnight hours before the winds shift and become more westerly. Smoke will likely spread to the Southeast through much or the area. Residents in…
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On 9-2-11, at 5:20 a.m. the victim in this case, now identified as John Costulas of Chicago, Illinois, was walking east bound in the 500 Blk. of Howard st. Evanston, on his way to work. Evanston Police have now determined that as the victim approached the Marathon Gas station located at 555 Howard St., two assailants approached Mr. Costulas, and without provocation, physically attacked him. This physical assault involved one of the assailants violently striking Mr. Costulas in the head,…
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COUNCIL ACTIONS – MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2011 (I) Roll Call – Begin with Alderman Grover (II) Mayor Public Announcements and Proclamations • National Preparedness Month • Commended Sept. 11 Remembrance (III) City Manager Public Announcements • Mayor and City Manager present Joellen Earl with plaque for four years service • Donna Jezek appointed interim library director • Sept. 18 North Shore Century Bike Race • Engage Evanston Budget Process will be circulated in the Evanston Roundtable • City Manager received…
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl will be presented with the 2011 U.S. Conference of Mayors’ Climate Protection Award on Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 10 a.m. at the Evanston Ecology Center, 2024 McCormick Blvd. in Evanston. A check for $10,000 from Walmart will be donated by the Mayor to an Evanston environmental not-for-profit organization to be announced at the event. Who: US Conference of Mayors Executive Directors Kevin McCarty and Debra DeHaney-Howard, Mayor Tisdahl and Walmart What: 2011 US Conference of…
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The City of Evanston has submitted an application for a Regional Transportation Authority's (RTA) 2012 Community Planning Program grant and is seeking comments from residents on the application. The city’s application aims to provide a transit-oriented development blueprint for the city’s Main Street Metra and CTA stations, and evaluate ways to introduce high-quality office and technology space into the station area and improve connections between the two stations. The program received 20 applications of which seven were chosen for inclusion…
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National Public Lands Day (NPLD), September 24, is the nation’s largest hands-on volunteer effort to improve and enhance the public lands Americans enjoy. Each year over 170,000 volunteers will help plant trees, remove trash, and build trails at public lands across the nation. This event is in support of the Let’s Move Outside initiative and the National Environment Education Foundation. This year the City of Evanston is holding a volunteer day in support of NPLD at the Community Gardens located…
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
The City of Evanston is excited to announce the development of a new Evanston Bicycle Map that will be given out to the first 500 people who stop by the Car Free Day Pit Stop at 909 Davis on September 22nd. The maps will be available on a first come, first served basis at the event Thursday morning between 6:00 and 9:00 am. In addition to bicycle routes, this map will also show bicycle racks located in recreational and business…
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The City of Evanston Streets and Sanitation Division offers the FREE removal of six cubic yards of bulk garbage twice per year, in the Spring and in the Fall. Fall bulk trash pick-ups begin Friday, September 16, 2011 and pick-up days are determined by which day of the week a resident has their normal trash collection. All trash must be out by 7 a.m.; City crews will not return for…
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Evanston Police are investigating an apparent robbery that took place in the early morning of Friday, September 2nd at approximately 5:20 a.m. Police responded to a subject found on the ground bleeding near the Marathon Gas Station located at 555 Howard St. The victim, who is hearing impaired, was walking on the sidewalk when two subjects approached and one subject struck the victim in the head. The victim had items removed from his pants pockets and was transported to St.…
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Posted in BackStage Evanston
BackStage Evanston, the festival that showcases Evanston's performing arts groups, has become an annual event. At the inaugural showcase in 2010, 14 local music, theatre and dance groups performed to standing-room-only crowds. This year, 17 groups will perform from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 18. The event is returning to the Northwestern University campus, but in a much larger venue: the Ethel M. Barber Theater. Presented by the Arts & Business Committee of the Evanston Arts Council and…
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Thursday, September 1, 2011
Citizens' Greener Evanston will hold an artists reception for their Third Annual Green Arts Show from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 18 in the Upstairs Gallery of the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, 927 Noyes St. Admission is free and light refreshments will be served. The juried exhibit features over 20 talented visual and performing artists whose work reflects or promotes more sustainable ways of living. Green Arts Show promises to be a lively, unique event with artwork judged…
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Seniors who are currently enrolled in the Seniors Ride Free program can continue to ride fixed-routes without interruption. However, there are changes that will take place in the program based on a new law that amended the RTA Act. The Seniors Ride Free program will now be known as the Seniors Circuit Ride Free program and the Seniors Reduced Fare program. Only seniors enrolled in the Illinois Department on Aging's Circuit Breaker Program will qualify for free rides on the…
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Car-Free Day is coming Thursday, September 22nd and now is a great time to plan how you can get involved! In recognition of Car-Free Day, the City of Evanston, CTA, Metra, Pace, and the RTA are partnering with the Active Transportation Alliance (ATA) to help promote all the various ways to get around without using a car. The whole Evanston community is invited to take the Car-Free Pledge found at www.activetrans.org/carfree. Even if you cannot make the event or already commute…
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In July 2011, the Chicago Transit Authority Board approved a $10.3 million contract to replace the Purple Line viaducts at Grove, Dempster and Greenleaf Streets in Evanston as well as to repair retaining walls along Chicago Avenue. The first stage of this project along Chicago Avenue is set to start Monday September 12th. CTA contractors will repair the embankment wall along Chicago Avenue from Madison Street to South Boulevard. It is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 12th and last…
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The Evanston Preservation Commission and the Association for Preservation Technology Western Great Lakes Chapter are co-sponsoring an all day Window Restoration Workshop on Saturday, October 1, 2011. Please join the Evanston Preservation Commission and the Association for Preservation Technology Western Great Lakes Chapter for a day of presentations on why and how to repair historic windows. Speakers will focus on the benefits of window restoration, techniques used to evaluate and repair windows, and successful case studies. Attendees are welcome to…
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Posted in Evanston Green Living Festival
From wind turbines to geo-thermal systems to photovoltaics on our rooftops -- alternative, renewable forms of energy are becoming more prevalent in our daily lives. However, most of us have little idea how to take the next step and adopt renewable energy as the way to heat and light our dwellings. The Evanston Green Living Festival aims to help us get there – the theme of this year’s Festival is “Alternative Energy – You’ve Got the Power.” Between 9:00 a.m.…
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Risk of death from ovarian cancer – 1 in 95 women Ovarian cancer is the eighth most common cancer among women in the United States and the fifth leading cause of cancer death. A woman’s risk of getting ovarian cancer is 1 in 67, and her risk of dying from it is 1 in 95. During September, National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, the Evanston Health Department encourages everyone to educate the women in their lives about the symptoms, risk factors,…
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