My neighbors in Evanston — the navel of metropolitan Chicago — are agonizing these days about downtown skyscrapers. Not in the Loop or along Wacker Drive, but skyscrapers right here in … ...

Last night a 33-story, skyline-altering residential tower was publicly revealed at a joint community meeting hosted by Evanston, Illinois’ 1st and 4th Wards. Slated to replace a bank drive ...

Why would the city permit a high rise building?” Optima representatives maintained that under Evanston law, zoning exceptions could be granted if the development provides a public benefit.

The location right dead center in the heart of downtown Evanston would also reinforce the area surrounding Fountain Square as the focal point of the Evanston skyline, although with three towers of ...