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Evanston Economic Development

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Upcoming Committee Meetings

Seven Evanston committee meetings are scheduled next week, including City Council and Economic Development.

Here's a look at what's on the agenda for next week's government meetings: City Council members will push forward the Community Choice Electricity Aggregation Referendum, which Evanston voters approved during Tuesday's election.  Evanston's Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl and city aldermen will gather for a public meeting at the Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center at 2100 Ridge Ave., Monday night immediatly after Evanston's Planning & Development Committee meeting, which starts at 7:15 p.m., adjourns.  The meeting agenda also plans for the approval of a $45,915.63 purchase of new radios from Texas-based SAT Radio Communications, Ltd. for Evanston police, and a $196,40.00 purchase of 50 street light power centers from Grayslake-based Excel Ltd. Inc.  …

Friday, February 17, 2012

Trader Joe's is Coming to Evanston

The store will move into the old Blockbuster space at 1211 Chicago Ave.

Trader Joe's will open a 13,000-square-foot store in Evanston early next year, the company announced today. This will be the first outpost of the popular grocery store in Evanston, and the 14th in the state. Judging by the comments on a recent story about what businesses people want to see move into Evanston Plaza, as well as the responses on Evanston Patch's Facebook page to the Trader Joe's announcement that are heavily laced with exclamation points, the news will be warmly received by residents. City officials expressed their delight as well. "I am thrilled that Trader Joe's has signed a lease and is scheduled to come to Evanston in the next year," Third Ward Alderman Melissa Wynne, whose district will house the new store, said in a …

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Barbara Perkins

2:11 pm on Friday, April 27, 2012

Hey Fred, check out the police blotter for Winnetka and other northshore communities. I'm afraid you'll find more heinous crimes than the one's you list here for Evanston. The theft you mention here is called "shrinkage" and is experienced by every retailer in every community.   more ›

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