Living in Evanston
Browse by topic below. An Alphabetical Listing is also available.
| Brummel Park Neighbors | |
| Contact: | Michele Hays |
| E-mail: | Contact form on website |
| Description: | Brummel Park Neighbors Steering Committee serves the area bounded by: the Skokie Swift tracks, Ridge, Howard and Custer Streets. Meets every 3 months on the last Saturday of the month, beginning in January, at the Howard St. Police Outpost at 2pm. Brummel Park Neighborhood Watch meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays every month from May through October, at 7:30pm also at the Howard Street Police Outpost; the watch area is expanded to include the area east of Custer to the Metra tracks. Anyone interested in participating in making Brummel Park a better, safer place to live is welcome to join us. See the website for more specific information and to contact: Contact Form
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| Updated 1/27/2010 | |
| Canal Park Neighbors | |
| Address: | 2408 Bradley Pl., Evanston, IL 60201 |
| Contact: | Betty J. Payne, President , Jarry Rosemond, Treasurer |
| E-mail: | mercyd96@aol.com |
| Phone: | 847- 869-7457 | 847- 475-2436 |
| Fax: | 847-869-7457 (same as phone) |
| Description: | Neighborhood group which addresses issues for the area bound by Dempster on the north and Main St. on the south; McDaniel on the west and Hartrey on the east. Quarterly meetings during the summer. |
| Updated 12/23/2009 | |
| Central Street Neighbors Association | |
| Mailing Address: | CSNA, P.O. Box 7050, Evanston, IL 60204-7050 |
| E-mail: | info@friendsofcentralstreet.com |
| Description: | Promotes the social welfare of the Central Street Neighborhood and the larger Evanston community by fostering a closer community of neighbors; preserving the unique character, amenities, and ecology of the Neighborhood; educating the larger community about the Neighborhood; fostering a housing mix that is affordable for a diverse population; preserving and developing natural green spaces; and preserving the viability and human scale of the Neighborhood business districts.
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| Updated 1/18/2010 | |
| Dewey-Darrow Neighborhood Association | |
| Address: | Pick A Cup Coffee, 1813 Dempster |
| Notes: | Meets the first Wednesday of even months (February, April, June, August, October, December), at 7 PM at Pick A Cup Cafe. |
| Updated 9/27/2006 | |
| Downtown Residents Association (DRA) | |
| Contact: | Chris Steel, Secretary/Membership |
| E-mail: | secretary@evanstondra.org |
| Description: | DRA is an all-volunteer organization of residents committed
to promoting a sustainable quality of life that values a balance of residential investment, economic growth, welcoming green space, and aesthetic and historic architecture in downtown Evanston. |
| Updated 2/26/2010 | |
| Evanston Community Development Corporation | |
| Address: | 1823 Church Street, Evanston IL 60201 |
| Mailing Address: | PO Box 6599, Evanston IL 60204 |
| Contact: | Precious Wright |
| E-mail: | info@evanstoncdc.com |
| Phone: | 847-756-0159 |
| Fax: | 847-475-4503 |
| Description: | The Evanston Community Development Corporation (ECDC) was established as a nonprofit community based organization in 2003 in response to the interest in development and redevelopment of the Westside of Evanston. ECDC programming is focused on workforce development, business assistance and outreach and advocacy.
Free Computer Classes: Introduction to Computers and Microsoft Word, Introduction to the Internet, Introduction to PowerPoint |
| Updated 8/11/2010 | |
| Evanston Firefighters Association, Local #742 | |
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 1275, Evanston, IL 60204 |
| Contact: | Brian Scott , President brianrscott@comcast.net |
| E-mail: | on website |
| Parent Org.: | International Association of Firefighters |
| Description: | Local chapter of a professional organization for firefighters and paramedics for the city of Evanston. |
| Updated 3/15/2010 | |
| Evanston Now | |
| Mailing Address: | 1726 Wesley Ave. Evanston, IL 60201-3519 |
| Contact: | Bill Smith |
| Phone: | 847-733-7526 |
| Description: | A free news and information website for the Evanston community. Public forum where members may post Evanston related news, opinions, and events.
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| Updated 6/21/2009 | |
| Mather Neighbors | |
| E-mail: | matherneighbors@comcast.net |
| Description: | Neighbors in the southeastern section of Evanston who have serious reservations about the senior living facilities proposed by Mather Lifeways for the properties that it owns at Hinman and Davis Streets. |
| Updated 7/1/2008 | |
| Nichols Neighbors | |
| Address: | 513 Chicago Ave., Evanston, Illinois 60202 |
| Contact: | Steven Bernstein, President |
| Phone: | (847) 328-1181 |
| Description: | Neighborhood block club |
| Northwestern Neighbors | |
| Address: | 2005 Orrington, Evanston, IL 60201 |
| Contact: | Bob Atkins, President |
| Phone: | (847) 869-1208 |
| Description: | Neighborhood club for those living near Northwestern University. |
| Updated 3/19/2010 | |
| Save Our Libraries | |
| E-mail: | saveourlibraries@gmail.com |
| Description: | Organization dedicated to saving the Evanston branch libraries. |
| Updated 3/3/2010 | |
| Southeast Evanston Association | |
| Mailing Address: | P.O. Box 5003, Evanston, IL 60204-5003 |
| E-mail: | E-mail on website. |
| Description: | Residents in southeast Evanston dedicated to preserving the essentially residential character of that area. |
| Updated 3/3/2010 | |
| Southeast Evanston Parents Association | |
| Address: | 1736 Darrow, Evanston IL 60201-3426 |
| Contact: | Leonard Perkins Jr. President |
| E-mail: | SEPA2005@aol.com |
| Phone: | 224-489-5121 |
| Notes: | Meets monthly. |
| Updated 7/1/2010 | |
