October 17, 2025
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Nancy Floy, Heartwood’s founder and director, stands in front of the center’s front entrance.

Popeyes pulls zoning application, will reapply as a table service restaurant

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Change follows opposition from group led by neighboring wellness center By Bob Seidenberg Several weeks after city staff approved a proposed Popeyes location at-1830 Dempster St., the franchisee has voluntarily withdrawn the zoning application and intends to reapply under a different category limited to table service restaurants, according to city officials. The change comes in…

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Shoppers from outside Evanston make up about 50% of the city’s sales at local grocery stores are from out of town residents, according to the figures gathered by Paul Zalmezak, the city’s economic development manager. Credit: Bob Seidenberg

Committee weighs grocery tax versus property tax decision

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By Bob Seidenberg Several members of the city’s Finance & Budget Committee expressed interest July 9th in exploring alternatives to replacing an expiring state grocery tax with a local one, considering other places to make up the lost revenue. Raising property taxes, as unpopular as it may be, may be a “cleaner” more upfront way…

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The city’s Fourth of July Association has a full plate of activities to celebrate the Fourth of July on Friday.

Full day of activities on tap for 4th

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The Evanston Fourth of July Association, in cooperation with the City of Evanston, invites the community to enjoy a full day of festivities on Friday, July 4. This year’s celebration will feature the Association’s family-friendly games in the morning, a Fun Run for kids, an award-winning parade along Central Street in the afternoon, and an…

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Evanston’s Public Works Department, based at 2020 Asbury Ave., is the focus of a first-time zero-based budgeting study that moved forward Monday.

Council OKs zero-based Public Works study

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By Bob Seidenberg Evanston City Council members plan to examine the budget from the ground up in one city department, hoping the exercise will yield clues over time for officials to tame the city’s structural budget deficit. In a 7-1 vote Monday, council members authorized an agreement with Cincinnati-based Raftelis Financial Consultants for $99,030 to…

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Free Flow restaurant owners Nichole Pinkard (at lectern) and Nina Wade fielded questions at the meeting. City of Evanston screenshot

New west side restaurant to receive assistance to fix exhaust system

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By Bob Seidenberg Evanston’s City Council approved on Monday night an $82,510 loan to new restaurant Free Flow Kitchen, 1623 Simpson St., to install a new exhaust and fire suppression system and rejected an amendment that the owners be held personally liable to pay it back if the venture fails. Councilmembers voted 6-3 in support…

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Evanston man, 28, charged with attempted murder in emergency room shooting

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Female security guard, who was shot three times in the incident, is in stable condition: police A 28-year-old Evanston man has been charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in the Evanston Hospital emergency room June 5. The suspect, Christian Haywood, has been charged with one felony count of attempted first degree murder,…

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Honor Juneteenth with a Parade & Celebration

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Working in parallel with Evanston Present and Future, the City of Evanston will honor Juneteenth with the annual Juneteenth Parade and Celebrations on Saturday, June 21. Juneteenth, also referred to as Emancipation Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, or Freedom Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americas and is observed every year on June 19. This…

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Evanston Hospital was placed on lockdown earlier tonight after a shooting in the emergency room earlier.

Evanston Hospital placed on lockdown after emergency room shooting

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Offender in custody; Guard’s  injuries considered non-life-threatening Evanston Hospital was placed on lockdown earlier tonight after a shooting in the hospital’s emergency room left a security guard wounded. The offender is in custody. CBS News reported that the victim who was wounded is a security officer who engaged the offender in a struggle inside the…

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