Live Breaking News & Updates on Onecommunity Museum

Stay updated with breaking news from Onecommunity museum. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

City Council discusses Harley Clarke leasing process

Councilmembers, Evanston officials and community members clashed over the future of the Harley Clarke Mansion during Monday’s City Council meeting. Non-profit Artists Book House had signed a lease with the city for the building in 2021 but decided to back out in January due to fundraising difficulties. The organization also struggled to negotiate a sublease. ....

Devon Reid , Jonathan Nieuwsma , Melissa Wynne , Clare Kelly , Charles Smith , Eleanor Revelle , Charley Clarke , William Tong , Jens Jensen , Evanston Corporation Counsel Nicholas Cummings , City Council , Administration Public Works Committee , While City Council , Onecommunity Museum , Institute For Sustainability , Mika Ellison , Jens Jensen Gardens , Assistant City , Harley Clarke Mansion , Artists Book House , Corporation Counsel Nicholas Cummings , Public Works Committee , Jens Jensen Board Chair Charles Smith ,

Artists Book House Harley Clarke Proposal Approved By Aldermen


UpdatedMon, Mar 8, 2021 at 8:08 pm CT
Reply
Only one of four responses to a May 2019 request for proposals for the Harley Clarke Mansion and Coach house was ranked highly qualified. (Landmarks Illinois)
EVANSTON, IL The Evanston City Council Monday authorized lease negotiations with a tenant for the long-vacant landmark Harley Clarke Mansion and Coach house, a city-owned lakefront property that faced potential demolition in 2018.
After reviewing four proposals for the renovation of the property, aldermen voted 7-1 to approve a proposal from for the Artists Book House a library, bookshop, arts studio and cafe. Ald. Tom Suffredin, 6th Ward, voted against, and Ald. Ann Rainey, 8th Ward, abstained. Final approval of a negotiated lease will require six votes, according to city staff. ....

United States , City Of Evanston , Benjamin Gasbarra , Allison Lavigne , Charley Clarke , Audrey Niffenegger , Evanston Lakehouse , Elliott Dudnik , Teska Associates , Evanston Conservancy Benefit Corporation , Evanston Community Lakehouse , Midwest Center , City Council , Central Lake Construction Company , Covenant Nursery School , Paper Arts At Columbia College Chicago , Onecommunity Museum , Reifler Associates , Artists Book House , Time Traveler , Paper Arts , Columbia College Chicago , Evanston Conservancy Benefit , Under Illinois , Creative Coworking , Heritage Bikes ,

4 Harley Clarke Renovation Proposals Come Before City Council


4 Harley Clarke Renovation Proposals Come Before City Council
Patch
3/8/2021
Jonah Meadows
© Landmarks Illinois
Only one of four responses to a May 2019 request for proposals for the Harley Clarke Mansion and Coach house was ranked highly qualified.
EVANSTON, IL Aldermen are due to consider four ideas for the renovation of the Harley Clarke Mansion and Coach House Monday. The proposals includes plans for a museum, bookshop, working greenhouse, preschool and ideas event spaces and cafes.
The visions for the future of the city-owned lakefront landmark were submitted by four groups: Artists Book House, Evanston Community Lakehouse and Gardens, Evanston Conservancy Benefit Corporation and ONECommunity Museum. ....

United States , City Of Evanston , Benjamin Gasbarra , Allison Lavigne , Charley Clarke , Audrey Niffenegger , Evanston Lakehouse , Elliott Dudnik , Teska Associates , Evanston Conservancy Benefit Corporation , Evanston Community Lakehouse , Midwest Center , City Council , Central Lake Construction Company , Evanston Arts Center , Reifler Associates , Paper Arts At Columbia College Chicago , Onecommunity Museum , Covenant Nursey School , Old Stone House , Harley Clarke Mansion , Landmarks Illinois Only , Coach House , Artists Book House , Time Traveler , Paper Arts ,