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A north Evanston apartment development has been cited for violating the city’s Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. The property was initially issued nine citations last October for not providing 10% of its units as affordable, according to the city’s property dockets. Nine more citations were then issued at the end of January.

Skokie Park District’s Board is set to consider placing a $53 million bond referendum on the November ballots to redevelop two sites near the Evanston border. Next month the board will decide whether to seek the funds to turn a former industrial site on Oakton Street along the North Shore Channel into a new “Channelside Park South” and to extensively redevelop the Skokie Sports Park East on Oakton Street just west of McCormick Boulevard. adding a new recreation center, walking trails and sports fields.

Waiting for a Metra train at Central Street may not be such a cold experience in the wintertime, thanks to the station’s inclusion in the $10 million Access to Transit program under the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). While the Central Street station building itself is open from 5:15 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., it can get pretty brisk outdoors when the depot is locked.

It’s graduation weekend at Northwestern University with several ceremonies, festivities and other events set to take place over the next few days. Convocation ceremonies for each of the university’s schools will take place through Monday at Welsh Ryan Arena and the Ryan Fieldhouse.

Roycemore School will hold a fundraiser Saturday afternoon as its leaders face what they say is a deadline next Wednesday to raise more funds — or “begin the process of closing our doors.” “We are rapidly running out of time to save this 111-year-old institution” reads an email from the board of trustees sent to school supporters on Thursday, inviting them to attend the 3 p.m. event in the school at 1200 Davis St. or online.

A city-contracted landscaper is scheduled to begin planting 210 trees in three Evanston parks along the North Shore Channel next week It’s part of a tree planting project funded by a $802,500 federal USDA Forest Service grant received in 2023.

The National Weather Service says at least two tornadoes touched down in the Chicago area Thursday night, and nearly 4% of ComEd customers in the region are without power Friday morning. But in Evanston only five outages are reported by the utility — each involving fewer than five customers. And all of those outages are left over from Wednesday’s severe weather.

The Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary is preparing to relocate next summer down Sheridan Road to what will be two newly renovated buildings on the south end of the Northwestern University campus. Seminary officials say the move, first announced last fall, opens the door for a deeper partnership with the university and will help meet the educational needs of its increasingly global student body.

While a tornado watch remains in effect for Evanston until 9 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service now says the tornado risk has diminished somewhat for our area and that damaging winds and heavy rain leading to flooding is now the major risk. There’s also a flood watch in effect until 11 p.m. tonight.