Submitted by CSNA on Wed, 02/18/2026 - 13:57
The City of Evanston, having passed the “Envision Evanston” plan by a bare 5-4 majority, is moving to the zoning change that drove that plan all along. The City will next hire a zoning consultant firm. That step may seem arcane and boring, but who is hired, and how, matters.
Submitted by CSNA on Sat, 01/31/2026 - 12:52
In 2026, for the first time in almost three decades, we have a contested open seat for Congress in our 9th District.
Submitted by CSNA on Mon, 01/26/2026 - 12:46
The following information is a cross-posted e-mailing from Evanston Action Coalition, with minor edits for brevity and clarity; re-publication does not constitute endorsement by CSNA. For posts related to the Envision Evanston planning, please see our articles collection here.
City Council is scheduled to vote on Envision Evanston 2045 tonight, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at a meeting that begins 5:30 PM.
This comprehensive plan would guide zoning, development, and land-use decisions across Evanston for decades — yet it did not emerge from a transparent, resident-led planning process.
Submitted by CSNA on Wed, 01/21/2026 - 15:52
The following is from a press release from Most Livable City Association:
Submitted by CSNA on Wed, 01/21/2026 - 15:30
As you may have heard, the District 65 Board of Education voted to move ahead with a series of hearings, mandated by state law, to consider the closing of Kingsley School (in addition to the already-decided closure of Bessie Rhodes Elementary). All three hearings will be held over a two-day period, starting at 6pm tonight. All hearings are at the Joseph E. Hill Education Center (1500 McDaniel Avenue, Evanston). Additional details from the District can be found here.
Submitted by CSNA on Tue, 10/21/2025 - 10:42
Central Street Neighbors Association urges residents of Evanston-Skokie Elementary School District 65 to express their views about proposed school closings this Thursday evening, 7pm, Oct. 23, at a "listening session" at the former church at 2715 Hurd Avenue (where we held our mayoral candidate forum).
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Sun, 10/12/2025 - 12:08
The City of Evanston has issued a draft Housing Plan with a collection of "strategies" falling into three bundles: (1) Preserve existing affordable housing, (2) Create more housing, and (3) Protect residents against displacement.
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Sun, 10/12/2025 - 10:37
The City of Evanston has propounded a draft Housing Plan. You may wonder why. The City of Evanston, like most cities its size, is not in the business of constructing, selling, managing, or leasing housing as a municipal function. The housing is already built. Lots of it. By the private sector, since the 1840s.
Submitted by jeffpsmith on Sun, 09/14/2025 - 15:58
On Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, at 6 pm, the Evanston City Council will hold a hearing on the draft comprehensive plan for the City. In January, and again in April, I summarized for the Council about 20 of the major problems with previous drafts. I have reviewed the new draft against those issues, and most of them have not been fixed. I even cross-checked this with AI. You may download my tabulation of this at the bottom of this post; click to download.
This draft plan, while it has some commendable parts and a lot of soothing, aspirational language, is neither ready nor what Evanston deserves, and threatens Central Street planning.
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