About Town
Makin' It Happen In Evanston
Community involvement and fire performers. This is how we make things happen.
Eileen Madden was a little embarrassed that I dropped in. “We’re sort of like deer in the headlights here,” she said, swiping her red tendrils off her face as she hung signs in the window. “This event keeps evolving. We didn’t know it would get this big.” I felt a little guilty just dropping in as I did, but I couldn’t help it. I was doing my usual drop-the-kids-at-Washington-then-head-to-the-Dunkin’ Donuts-drive-thru at Evanston Plaza last week when the colorful signage caught my eye. I pulled my car into one of hundreds of empty spaces and walked into the building formerly known as China Buffet. Inside, I found Madden (co-owner of Evanston Print and Paper) hanging signs meant to attract residents to the Makin’ It Happen In The West …
