Politics & Government

No, Bowling Is Not Illegal in Evanston and Other Myths Debunked

What about spitting in public and whistling late at night? Evanston's myth busters answered these questions and more recently.

Quick Evanston quiz: Which one is illegal, spitting in public or whistling after midnight?

Well, it turns out that both are. But bowling is legal as are pinball machines.

These were some of the myth-busting and fact-checking that was done during a live Tweeted Ward 5 and 7 meeting last week. You can scroll through all the Tweets from the meeting above, or go to this cheat-sheet that summarizes the what was deemed fact and what was deemed fiction.

What Evanston myths would you want checked out?


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