Central Street Neighbors Association Est. 2007

City Parks & Rec staffers are recommending that the City Council proceed with the next steps toward development of a new ice rink and community center facility at the location of the existing Robert Crown center east of Dodge on Main Street, including prequalifying three Chicago-area firms from among the eight companies who presented qualifications to the City in response to its nearly 400-page request for qualifications ("RFQ").

Go Green Wilmette is sponsoring two showings, today and tonight, of the award-winning film Blue Gold: World Water Wars, at the Wilmette Library, 1242 Wilmette Avenue. The documentary by Sam Bozzo has been compared to Inconvenient Truth by the Toronto Star and called "a must see film for every person on the planet" by the website greenmuze.com.
 

The recent historic votes on Jan. 6 and Jan. 10 by both houses of the Illinois General Assembly to abolish the death penalty in this state found the delegation representing Evanston split along party lines.

The revenue bill passed by the Illinois legislature early this morning, the most prominent feature of which is a temporary (four-year) increase in the tax rate on taxable income (from 3% to 5%), is reported to have kept intact the present credit by which homeowners get 5% of their property tax bill deducted from their income taxes, at the urging of unnamed suburban lawmakers.

Assuming it can get funding, the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) is proposing station, track, and structural improvements to its elevated rail lines, including the Purple Line (once known as the Evanston Express). The CTA is holding four public "scoping" meetings to inform the public about the project and also get public feedback on the proposed alternatives. These meetings will also factor into the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) the CTA will file with respect to the project.