Evanston to use Ryan Field benefit funds for Brown Avenue affordable housing project

Evanston City Council unanimously approved the first use of up to $400,000 in funding from the Ryan Field Community Benefits Agreement for the city manager to negotiate a purchase of property on Brown Avenue to be developed for affordable housing. As part of the agreement, $1 million a year for the next 15 years is being donated by Northwestern University to the city’s Affordable Housing fund. A portion of that funding is now set to be used to purchase a 0.28-acre lot with plans to split the lot and build six three-bedroom condominiums along with three additional rental units. The […]

Lake County entertainment calendar

Here is a calendar of upcoming events in Lake County and surrounding towns. Friday, June 28 Wauconda Fest: 5 p.m. at Cook Park, 600 N. Main St., Wauconda. Free. (847) 526-3610; facebook.com/waucondafestrocks. PM&L Theatre’s “Camelot”: 8 p.m. at PM&L Theatre, 877 Main St., Antioch. $12-$20. (847) 395-3055. pmltheatre.com/. “Beehive: The 60s Musical”: 7:30 p.m. at Marriott Theatre, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. $58-$63. (847) 634-0200. marriotttheatre.com. Mel Senese Duo: 7 p.m. at American Place Casino, 4011 Fountain Square Place, Waukegan. americanplace.com/promos/entertainment/. Convergence: Health Equity in a Changing Climate: 7 p.m. at Gorton Center, 400 E. Illinois Road, Lake Forest. $25. brushwoodcenter.org/convergence. The […]