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Politics & government reporter @evanstonnow.bsky.social 📸✍🏼 // @bostonu.bsky.social alum //matthew@evanstonnow.com Have a tip? I'm on Signal: mattheweadie.02

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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 9h
The Trib endorsed all Dems in the Chicago-area congressional seats, except @ramirez.house.gov And no one in #IL04
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Despite not endorsing him in the primary election, the Chicago Tribune editorial board endorses Evanston Mayor @danielbiss.bsky.social in #IL09, calling him a "formidable intellectual with growing political maturity" From @chicagotribune.com
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Editorial: Daniel Biss for US House of Representatives in District 9
Daniel Biss, who has served in Springfield and also run unsuccessfully for governor, has pivoted back toward the center in the general election.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I've also obtained body camera footage of an Evanston PD officer's conversation with an ICE agent after the incident on Howard Street, where the agent describes what he says happened and admits the man they detained was not the person they were looking for youtube.com/watch?v=xNKP...
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Evanston police interaction with ICE agent on Sept. 20, 2026
YouTube video by Evanston Now
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
BREAKING: I've obtained an audio recording of the 911 call between an unidentified man who was violently detained by ICE agents in Evanston on Sept. 20 before agents drove off after he told them he was a U.S. citizen
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
'Tables have turned' in the 'Broadview Six' case, with prosecutors now on the hot seat, ordered by a skeptical Judge April Perry to participate in a 'fact-finding' process while she leaves the door open for potential punishments of prosecutors, including sanctions or criminal contempt
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'Tables have turned' in Broadview Six case - Evanston Now
Judge leaves door open for criminal contempt charges against prosecutors, asks government to hand over evidence.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
JUST IN: Former Evanston/Skokie District 65 superintendent Devon Horton will ALSO enter a plea agreement with prosecutors next week, his attorney told Judge Durkin just now The deal will NOT include a cooperation deal with prosecutors, his attorney, Terrance Campbell, said
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
BREAKING: One of the co-defendants in the federal fraud trial against former Evanston/Skokie District 65 superintendent Devon Horton entered a plea deal with prosecutors, admitting to one wire fraud charge and agreeing to cooperate with prosecutors ahead of next month's trial
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Michigan Senate candidate @abdulelsayed.bsky.social and Hasan Piker featured prominently in GOP #ILSen candidate Don Tracy's new ad attacking @julianastratton.bsky.social Not sure how long it's been on the air, but I saw it on cable this morning
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The Evanston City Council will select an acting mayor less than 24 hours after mayor @danielbiss.bsky.social resigns next month
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I spoke with Astead Herndon this week about the ICE incident in Evanston last weekend and what the reaction has been this week for his newsletter, The Midterms, Actually Link here: americaactually.substack.com/p/how-latino...
What I’m hearing
This week I called Matthew Eadie, a reporter at Evanston Now, who has been covering an ICE stop in Evanston, Illinois that has since attracted national attention. On the morning of Sunday, September 20, federal agents stopped a man walking on Howard Street. He turned out to be a US citizen, and not the person they were looking for. Agents reportedly left him on the ground with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. DHS says he “refused to identify himself. Now the community is demanding answers.”

What’s the community reaction been?

"People are really furious. If you remember the fall here — Operation Midway Blitz, the heightened Border Patrol enforcement across the Chicago area, Gregory Bovino parading around the streets with camera crews, the protests at the Broadview processing center — people here were very aware of how impactful it was. It was also happening around the elections, so it was prominent news everywhere and everybody was talking about it."
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Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz @amartinez99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Meanwhile, the Environment Board tonight asked for City Council to look into a data center moratorium.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Asked by @alexhairysun.bsky.social tonight whether this proposed data center in Evanston would fall under the moratorium that Biss has said he would support in Congress He said, "I certainly don’t support that proposal," and that yes, it would fall under the moratorium
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Also asked Biss tonight about his thoughts on Netanyahu’s comments today about Mamdani at the UN, who he briefly met in NYC this month He essentially accuses Netanyahu of using his UN speech today as a campaign speech I apologize for the poor camera work :(
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Evanston Mayor Biss also addressed the what the city is doing in response to the ICE incident on Sunday in Evanston in a post-#IL09 candidate forum gaggle tonight Question asked by the Trib’s Claire Murphy
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Asked @danielbiss.bsky.social for his thoughts on Dems running ads/using conservative rhetoric about trans issues in swing seats, here’s his answer: Plus his follow-up response to another reporter who asked about his opponent calling him a socialist #IL09
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Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz @amartinez99.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Full story on Land Use recommending the 900 Clark apartment tower last night: evanstonnow.com/luc-oks-900-...
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LUC OKs 900 Clark tower - Evanston Now
Building would add 360 apartment units to city's housing stock.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reminder for those interested #IL09 Democratic candidate @DanielBiss and Republican @JohnElleson are scheduled to participate in a forum tonight in Skokie, hosted by the League of Women Voters
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Biss, Elleson to debate in Skokie on Sept. 24 - Evanston Now
Early voting begins same day ahead of November election.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Attorney Jade Carpenter says she won't run for Evanston mayor next year in the special election, slimming the candidate field back to six for now
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Jade Carpenter says she won't run for mayor - Evanston Now
Business attorney says she "can't give the time needed" for public service right now, backing out of race.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Skokie's park district is pitching a $53M park project in southeast Skokie, with one of the new parks along the SW Evanston border Voters will decide on Nov. 3 if it will happen, but the few residents who showed up for last night's Q&A seemed unenthusiastic about paying for it
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Skokie park project relies on MWRD land lease - Evanston Now
Projects near Evanston/Skokie border would cost taxpayers, but would redevelop significant space into new parkland.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW: Northwestern's Ryan Field is rolling out more big-time food announcements today, including a "Great Big Ten Grillout" with on-site tailgating plus an in-stadium "Food Festival" with in-residence concessions from iconic Chicago restaurateurs and chefs:
New Ryan Field Introduces “The Great Chicago Food Festival” Including Chicago’s Culinary Legends in Residence at Every Game and Concert 
Rick Bayless, Stephanie Izard, Gibsons Restaurant Group, Publican Quality and the team behind Dimmi Dimmi each create a brand-new concept found nowhere else, The Great Big Ten Grillout and Evanston & North Shore Favorites complete the lineup. 
Festival day one is October 2 — Northwestern vs. Penn State on FOX, one hundred years to the day after the original Ryan Field opened.
EVANSTON, IL – September 23, 2026 – New Ryan Field today introduced The Great Chicago Food Festival, a new Chicago food event led by the city’s culinary legends in residence.The Festival opens before every event and runs through it, with access included in every ticket; fans pay only for what they eat and drink. It is a food festival that would be a destination event on its own — except it happens at every game and every concert.
The Festival’s headliners are the names that made Chicago one of the great food cities of the world, each in residence with a brand-new concept created exclusively for New Ryan Field: 
Frontera Tacos y Tortas by Rick Bayless; 
Goatdown by Stephanie Izard; 
Gibsons Tavern and Luxbar Grill from Gibsons Restaurant Group; 
The Medallion, a rotating pavilion featuring James Beard Award winners, opening with  Publican Quality; 
Dimmi Baby, the Rising Star pavilion from the team behind Dimmi Dimmi. 
Six concepts in six custom-built pavilions that make up the Village at Ryan Field, the 50,000 square anchor of the festival grounds at New Ryan Field. The Village, host to these six legends in residence, is the cornerstone of the Festival’s three major elements:The Great Big Ten Grillout — featuring the “greatest hits” of tailgate traditions from Chicago and across the Big Ten
Around the Village, the festival grounds open with The Great Big Ten Grillout, New Ryan Field’s on-site tailgate and the Festival’s tribute to the richest tailgating culture in American sports — Chicago’s and the Big Ten’s. Barrel grills turn out fire-grilled burgers and BBQ chicken. Corn roasters straight from farm country roast sweet corn in the husk by the hundreds. And alongside the essentials, the Grillout serves a rotating lineup of the signature dishes of the conference and Chicago’s most storied parking lots. It is open to home and visiting fans alike — the tailgate you always wished you were invited to, now every week. Its first edition falls on October 2nd.
Evanston & North Shore Favorites — the Festival’s hometown flavor
The Festival’s hyper-local wing brings rotating pop-ups from the most beloved restaurants of Evanston and the North Shore, serving their local favorites. The first participating restaurants will be announced ahead of the first game. A Northwestern game day should taste like Evanston.
Echoing an Emerging Trend in Sports and Entertainment
The Festival arrives at the leading edge of the most exciting shift in live sports and entertainment: America’s best events have discovered that the food is half the show. There are Grand Slam Tennis tournaments that have become culinary destinations in their own right, and the biggest music festivals food lineups have become part of the draw. The Great Chicago Food Festival takes the idea further on the measure that matters most: the lineup, a permanent home for some of Chicago’s most celebrated culinary names.
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Evanston Now @evanstonnow.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Data center fears raised at ward meeting
Multiple residents sought answers and raised concerns over a proposed data center during a 2nd Ward meeting Tuesday night. A zoning analysis application has been submitted for 1265 Hartrey Ave. to determine whether a “computer processing center” would be a permitted use for the site.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A reminder that truly heinous people live among us
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
"My problem isn't that you're going to get the story wrong. My problem is that they're going to get the story right." Looking forward to this from Dion Nissenbaum and Zeteo As you can see in the trailer, he spoke with both @katmabu.bsky.social and @danielbiss.bsky.social for this doc
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Reaction on Facebook summarizes how I anticipate this will go:
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Video obtained by @cnn.com shows part of the incident on Sunday in Evanston where ICE agents attempted to detain the wrong man before leaving him lying in the street and driving off
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Evanston Now @evanstonnow.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Data center proposed in 2nd Ward
A data center has been proposed inside an industrial space in Evanston’s 2nd Ward. However, its property manager said it won’t be like the massive centers whose campuses can sometimes span hundreds or even thousands of acres.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: about 48 hours after this incident in Evanston, DHS had provided a statement, saying the man was “not cooperative” after agents identified themselves and said they “later left the scene without further incident once the individual finally identified himself.”
On September 20, during a targeted enforcement operation in Evanston, Illinois, ICE encountered an individual who resembled the target. ICE approached the individual and immediately identified themselves as law enforcement. The individual was given lawful commands but was not cooperative and refused to identify himself. ICE officers relied on their training and later left the scene without further incident once the individual finally identified himself. 

 

ICE has authority for lawful arrests where authorized under 8 USC 1357. Law enforcement officers use ‘reasonable suspicion’ to investigate immigration status and probable cause to make arrests consistent with the statute and the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Supreme Court has already vindicated us on these practices. 

 

DHS enforcement operations are highly targeted, and officers do their due diligence. We know who we are targeting ahead of time. If and when we do encounter individuals subject to arrest, our law enforcement is trained to ask a series of well-determined questions to determine status and removability.
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Alex Harrison @alexhairysun.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So uh, about that, looks an awful lot like someone might actually propose a data center in Evanston, IL
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Computer processing center application filed for Hartrey Ave - Evanston RoundTable
A zoning application for a new computer processing center was filed for a 20,000-square-foot space at 1265 Hartrey Ave. in Evanston.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
UPDATE: I spoke with a witness to this incident who tells me the man involved was walking to a pharmacy and says he was in the hospital the day before He tells me the man had an abrasion on his right temple, his right eye appeared swollen and he had blood on his shirt as ICE left the scene More 👇
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Victim in ICE stop was walking to pharmacy, witness says - Evanston Now
Agents drove off, leaving the man bloodied on the pavement.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
BREAKING: Evanston police confirm a U.S. citizen was briefly detained by federal agents Sunday morning near Howard and Dodge before being released The man was taken to the hospital for injuries to his head, neck and teeth after agents drove off
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Federal agents detained U.S. citizen Sunday morning - Evanston Now
Police chief says officers responded to a man with injuries to head, neck and teeth on Howard and made contact with agents involved.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Video of this incident shared on Facebook This appears to be the end of the incident. I'm told Evanston police responded and the man was a U.S. citizen and was taken to a local hospital Police made contact with the agents near Dodge/Brummel Story with more info TK momentarily
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Daniel Biss @danielbiss.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today, EPD responded to a sighting of federal agents at Dodge/Howard, where a US citizen was briefly detained and then released. The person was treated at St Francis hospital for minor injuries. EPD continues to investigate the situation, and we will remain vigilant about federal activities.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Gov. @jbpritzker.bsky.social, @durbin.senate.gov and @schakowsky.house.gov in Skokie on Oct. 18 for the Democratic Party of Evanston's fall fundraiser event, ft. Run For Something co-founder @amandalitman.bsky.social, per invite Get-in price starting at $135:
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NEW: Evanston's Saint Francis Hospital nurses' union election is on hold after more allegations from the union, who say they feel "a free and fair election is not possible at this time" due to alleged NLRA violations NLRB agreed to cancel it amid the allegations:
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Congresswoman @delia.bsky.social and @danielbiss.bsky.social + others are hosting Dem House candidates Will Lawrence (@wewill2026.bsky.social) and Randy Villegas (@villegas4congress.bsky.social) in Chicago next weekend, per invite Both are looking to flip GOP seats in November #MI07 #CA22
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Evanston Now @evanstonnow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Ryan Field liquor sales to end after 3rd quarter
Just weeks away from kickoff at Ryan Field, the Evanston City Council preliminarily agreed Monday night to change the liquor license for the new stadium to stop alcohol sales at the end of the 3rd quarter during football games and 30 minutes before the end of other events. The push to change the law came after questions were raised last month about the N-3 liquor license, created specifically for Ryan Field, which set a 30-minute deadline for all events.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Talkin' Tacos is looking to fill the vacant downtown Evanston space left by Guzman Y Gomez after its abrupt closure earlier this year, @amartinez99.bsky.social reports
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One Mexican chain to replace another - Evanston Now
Florida-based Talkin Tacos hopes to open in former Guzman y Gomez spot by year end.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
www.npr.org/2026/09/14/n...
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This city led the way on reparations for Black people. Trump is trying to stop it
Evanston, Ill., became the first U.S. city to compensate Black people for historical discrimination. The Justice Department is trying to kill its program before other cities follow suit.
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Evanston Now @evanstonnow.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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Afghan interpreter for U.S. military honored in Evanston
Thirteen years after first trying to gain a visa to the United States, Abdulhaq Sodais, a former interpreter for the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, has settled in Evanston with his wife, Weeda. It was a long journey to get here, fleeing Afghanistan in 2017 as he made his way west, through Turkey and Greece, where he was mugged and detained, and finally to Germany, where he finally got back into contact with Spencer Sullivan, a U.S. Army combat veteran who he worked with in Afghanistan starting in 2012. Sodais first joined the military as an interpreter in 2010.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Dispatch from this morning's ceremony in Evanston, remembering 9/11:
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Evanston remembers 9/11 - Evanston Now
Interim fire chief speaks of "spirit of unity that followed" attacks as leaders, residents gather.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Brad Lander introducing #IL09 nominee Daniel Biss and NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani yesterday at a 9/11 interfaith ceremony in NY yesterday Video cred to Zack Jaworski on IG
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Wrote this story two years ago about an Evanston native who worked on the 62nd floor of the World Trade Center South Tower on 9/11, recalling that day two decades later
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The Evanston native who was in the World Trade Center on 9/11 - Evanston Now
Mark Shore of Evanston didn't just watch 9/11 unfold — he experienced it himself.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Federal prosecutors said in court filings Wednesday they plan to call several witnesses to testify in October's trial of former Evanston/Skokie D65 superintendent Devon Horton, including a former school board president and district CFO
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Feds to call ex-board president, CFO to testify in Horton trial - Evanston Now
Trial over alleged kickback scheme is scheduled to start next month.
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Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz @amartinez99.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Over a dozen residents delayed a vote on the proposed 900 Clark tower Wednesday over concerns about the high-rise's impact on their properties and worries that the building will mainly attract NU students. The plans will be back at Land Use on Sept. 23 evanstonnow.com/900-clark-vo...
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900 Clark vote delayed for two weeks - Evanston Now
Over a dozen residents requested a continuance of the Land Use hearing.
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Adrian Martinez-De La Cruz @amartinez99.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Consideration of the 900 Clark project delayed by two weeks after over a dozen residents requested a continuance of the Land Use public hearing.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Ryan Field rolls out concession menu ahead of grand opening - Evanston Now
Stadium to offer $5 food menu and Chicago staples, like Al's Italian Beef and Garrett's Popcorn, among others.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
A big Land Use Commission hearing tonight in Evanston for 900 Clark St., a proposed 26-story/360-unit/298 ft. tall apartment tower at the corner of Clark St. and Maple Ave. in downtown Evanston Recent coverage @amartinez99.bsky.social evanstonnow.com/clark-tower-...
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Clark tower plan shrinks a bit - Evanston Now
Now 26-story high-rise to get LUC hearing next week.
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Matthew Eadie @mattheweadie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Inbox: Northwestern University's new Ryan Field will feature local staples like Al's Italian Beef, Pat's pizza from Lincoln Park, Chicago-style Vienna Beef hot dogs and Garrett's popcorn They'll also offer a $5 food and drink menu and an AI-powered grab-and-go concession stand
Two-Minute Markets: Grab Food and Drinks Without Missing a Play. Every in-stadium concession market at New Ryan Field will be a “Two-Minute Market”, a walk-in, walk-out experience designed to get fans from the concourse back to their seats in two minutes or less. The markets leverage AI checkout technology from Mashgin, which uses computer vision to instantly recognize every item in a fan’s order, with no barcodes to scan and no line for the cashier and complete checkout in seconds. Paired with concourses that open directly to the bowl, the result is simple: fans can grab food and drinks without missing a play. 

Chicago Sports’ First $5 Menu. New Ryan Field is introducing Willie’s Fan Favorites, named for Northwestern’s mascot, Willie the Wildcat, home of Chicago sports’ first $5 menu. Willie’s serves high-quality versions of the fan favorites every stadium-goer knows, hot dogs, burgers, nachos, popcorn and soft drinks, done right and priced at $5 per item. It is game-day food done right at a price no Chicago venue has offered before, further making New Ryan Field financially accessible for every fan, from students to families.
Best of Chicago. In addition to Willie’s, fans seeking elevated fare can enjoy some of the best of Chicago, the iconic items that make Chicago famous among eaters, including Al’s Italian Beef; Chicago tavern-style pizza from Lincoln Park icon Pat’s, made fresh at Ryan Field; jumbo Vienna Beef Chicago-style dogs with fresh “drag it through the garden” dressing; Chicago Steakhouse Burgers made with USDA Prime beef, the top 10 percent of all beef in the United States; Garrett’s Popcorn; and much more, bringing the best of Chicago eating to the concourses of New Ryan Field.
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