Hundreds of shoppers gathered outside the store on Lake Avenue west of the Edens Expressway before its opening, with some arriving as early as 5:30 a.m. to buy furniture and home goods.
After City officials gave tenants living at 2014, 2018 and 2024 Wesley Ave. a mid-May deadline to vacate their homes, commissioners on the Equity and Empowerment Commission raised concerns about what communication breakdowns contributed to the crisis at their Thursday meeting. More than two dozen low-income Evanston residents living at the apartment complexes must move.
Several dozen Evanston residents urged councilmembers to pass a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza during Monday evening’s City Council meeting. Residents gathered at council after the city’s Equity and Empowerment Commission discussed and voted to withdraw a proposed resolution that called for a ceasefire in Gaza on Nov. 30. The draft resolution contained 18.
Evanston’s Equity and Empowerment Commission withdrew a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after over 100 residents packed a meeting Thursday night to voice their thoughts on the proposal. Debate centered on whether the resolution is in the purview of the commission ― which focuses on local equity issues ― and if the initial.