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🌱 Patch AM: Evanston Crosswalk Mural Projects To Close Streets This Weekend

Coming up: Fall mums and more in beautiful colors for the season on the Evanston Patch calendar

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Good morning Evanston! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Evanston streets close for colorful community crosswalk mural painting
  • Which long-vacant Northwestern houses in Evanston are finally getting fixed?
  • Will women's pro soccer eventually land at Evanston's new Ryan Field?

Also on today's calendar: Fall mums and more in beautiful colors for the season and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 72 degrees.
  • Sunday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 86, low: 73. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Hot with clouds and sun, with a high of 90 and low of 76 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Evanston Crosswalk Mural Projects To Close Streets This Weekend (patch.com) — Evanston neighbors around Callan and Mulford, plus Elmwood and Monroe, should expect daytime street and alley closures this weekend as Love Your Block sponsors two colorful crosswalk mural projects. Residents are encouraged to stop by to watch artists paint native wildflowers and pollinators, and community volunteers of all ages can help with the Elmwood Avenue design. City officials direct anyone seeking more details to the municipal website.
   

2. After citation, NU has begun repairing vacant properties (dailynorthwestern.com) — Northwestern is finally repairing several long-vacant houses across Evanston after the city cited the university for violating the Vacant Buildings Ordinance and property maintenance rules. Officials detailed cleanup and repairs at specific Colfax, Haven and Noyes addresses, while neighbors and preservation leaders continue pressing NU for long-term plans and stronger stewardship of these properties and nearby historic sites.
   

3. Stars: 'Goal' is Ryan Field (evanstonnow.com) — The Chicago Stars plan to play at Northwestern's Martin Stadium in 2027 but still hope to move into Evanston's Ryan Field once the new football stadium opens. Their ambitions intersect with an ongoing lawsuit against the City of Evanston over Ryan Field's commercial uses and fresh council talk of requiring Northwestern to make payments in lieu of property taxes.
   

4. Cyclists want better Evanston to Chicago connections (evanstonnow.com) — Bike advocates and State Sen. Mike Simmons are pushing to better connect Evanston and Chicago with safer, continuous bike routes, backed by $300,000 in state funding for a regional connectivity study. Riders highlighted gaps like Dodge and Sheridan, and stressed how improved infrastructure could boost small businesses and everyday trips between Evanston, Rogers Park and nearby suburbs.
   

5. 'She's alive, she's healthy and she's coming home': Dog missing for 12 years reunited with Evanston owner (evanstonroundtable.com) — An Evanston family has been reunited with Flor, a chihuahua stolen in Chicago 12 years ago, after an Indiana shelter scanned her outdated microchip and volunteers mobilized from the Evanston Animal Shelter. Microchip Hunters tracked down owner Vanessa Antonio, leading to an emotional late-night handoff that lets Flor spend her senior years back home in Evanston.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A bottle (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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