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Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz retweeted
Evanston will soon have two new high-rises after zoning approvals within the last 12 months by the Evanston City Council
605 Davis — 29 stories, 419 units (currently breaking ground)
900 Clark — 26 stories, 360 units (approved last night)
ALT 605 Davis
ALT 900 Clark
Evanston alders voted last night to advance plans for the 26-story, 360-unit tower at 900 Clark, setting up a final vote on the proposal in two weeks.
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NEW: Evanston's City Council voted 8-1 Monday night to approve the 26-story, 360-unit tower at 900 Clark St.
Building is set to be the 2nd tallest in the city
Construction of the high-rise is set to begin Q2 next year and will take ~17 months. evanstonnow.com/evanston-app…
Supporters giving a round of applause for Hanley just now, as the AP projecting him winner of the IL State Senate District 9 a few minutes ago.
Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz retweeted
BREAKING — @AP projects former Evanston mayor @DanielBiss will win #IL09, becoming the district's next congressman and succeeding longtime Rep. @janschakowsky, who is retiring after 14 terms
He defeats Republican @JohnElleson of Arlington Heights
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Decent crowd here at Pit & Tap in Wilmette, where New Trier Democrats are hosting an Election night party, State Senate candidate Patrick Hanley, currently leading his GOP rival by over 8,300 votes, is here as well.
NEW: A former NU Muslim chaplain filed a federal lawsuit against the university earlier this week, alleging she faced retaliation from officials for speaking out against incidents targeting her and other Arab and Muslim staff and students. evanstonnow.com/former-musli…
Evanston alders voted last night to advance plans for the 26-story, 360-unit tower at 900 Clark, setting up a final vote on the proposal in two weeks.
evanstonnow.com/900-clark-pl…
Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz retweeted
BREAKING – Evanston's 4th Ward Ald. Jonathan Nieuwsma was appointed to serve as Evanston's acting mayor, succeeding Daniel Biss
He will serve until a new mayor is elected to complete the remaining two years of Biss' term in a special election next year
NEW: CityPads is looking to replace a rug store at 1000 Chicago with an 8-story, 111-unit apartment building.
The developer is currently building a 230-unit development at 910 Custer, and is proposing a housing development at Sherman and Main.
evanstonnow.com/citypads-pla…
Congrats, @mattheweadie22…
The Chicago White Sox's playoff hopes ended in Cleveland Saturday night as they fell 2-0 to the Guardians in Game 5 of the ALDS.
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Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz retweeted
NFL legend Mike Ditka, who revolutionized the tight end position before becoming the head coach of the world champion 1985 Bears and a towering figure in the city of Chicago, has passed away, his family announced. He was 86.
Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz retweeted
Backlot Coffee plans to open its fourth location, and its second one in Evanston, sometime early next year at 1424 Lake St., across the street from Penny Park
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