2008 Woodie Awards
To avoid NRA suit, aldermen vote to amend gun banOfficials hope complying to U.S. Supreme Court ruling will allow aspects of Evanston's handgun ban to remain
Evanston aldermen unanimously voted to amend the city's 27-year-old handgun ban last week at a special closed-door meeting in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that struck down a similar ban in the District of Columbia.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled that laws requiring handguns in homes to be disassembled and outfitted with trigger locks are incompatible with the gun rights accorded under the U.…
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High schoolers, residents hear college alternativesLibrary event highlights jobs that don't demand degree
About twenty high school students and Evanston residents gathered at the main branch of the Evanston Public Library, 1703 Orrington Ave., on Tuesday to hear about job opportunities that don't require college degrees. The event, Careers in the Trades, was the second of the three-part Summer Employment Speaker Series hosted by the Youth Jobs Center of Evanston.…
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Council postpones property conversionConcern that PACE dormitory will decrease tax revenues delays proposal
The return of a National-Louis University campus to Evanston was delayed on Monday after aldermen voted to postpone action on the proposal.
The university has been under contract to purchase a vacant office building at 1620 Central St. and convert it into a dormitory for their Professional Assistant Center for Education.…
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