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Tenants given move-out date Connections for Evanston orders tothecontact Homeless case managers Wesley residents to by 5 p.m. on April 12 to ensure assistance eligibility. vacate by May 13 housing In a separate document By WILLIAM TONG and HANNAH WEBSTER
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Residents living at 2014, 2018 and 2024 Wesley Ave. are required to move out by May 13, city officials announced at a Tuesday meeting held with tenants and Evanston housing organizations. In early February, the city sent a notice to the tenants requiring them to leave the 5th Ward buildings immediately because of structural deterioration in stairs and platforms. The first notice did not include a move out deadline. Now, the city plans to follow its Dangerous Buildings Code and “take action to remove anyone who is still residing there” by the May 13 deadline, according to a city notice handed out to tenants at the meeting. “If we don’t give a date at some point, the city is negligent,” Ald. Bobby Burns (5th) said. The city instructed tenants
handed out during the meeting, the city rejected most of the tenants’ requests for additional support. The city originally offered housing search assistance, short-term lodging and living assistance and one year of rent subsidies — though tenants can qualify for a one-year extension. Tenants asked for three years of rent assistance from the city, covered in full for the first year and subsidized to meet their current rates for the last two, but city officials denied that request. In the notice, the city said it will not guarantee tenants substitute housing in Evanston because of a “housing shortage.” And, the city cannot guarantee tenants the right to return to the apartments if or when they are rehabilitated because it doesn’t own the properties, according to the notice. “If we ask for a dollar, and you give us a dime, how are we being helped?” tenant William Carter said.
» See WESLEY, page 6
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Martin Stadium, home to the University’s lacrosse and soccer teams, will undergo temporary enhancements that will allow it to host games for NU’s football team through the 2025 season.
Martin Stadium to host football
Enhanced venue will hold ‘majority’ of home games for 2024, 2025 By LUCAS KIM and HENRY FRIEMAN
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Northwestern football will play a “majority” of its 2024
and 2025 home games at a temporarily modified Martin Stadium, according to a Wednesday afternoon news release. NU made the announcement nearly two weeks after
requesting a city analysis to expand the lakefront stadium — which hosts the University’s lacrosse and soccer teams — to accommodate up to 15,000 spectators while construction continues on a new
Ryan Field. “I am thrilled that we could make this happen,” University President Michael Schill wrote in the release. “It’s truly a win
» See STADIUM, page 6
State Dept. official talks world affairs Flavored tobacco Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell appears at virtual town hall By LAVENDER HUANG
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U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell discussed technological competition with China, China’s role in the Russia-Ukraine War, concerns over Taiwan and future U.S.-China diplomacy at a virtual town hall Tuesday. Stephen Orlins, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, moderated the event. Northwestern was one of five organizations participating in the online panel with Campbell and Orlins, who joined the conversation from the State Department in Washington. Campbell, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in February, said that China is a “fierce, intense competitor, as is the United States.” He added that the U.S. wants to keep competition from becoming confrontation. “I do believe China is competing to win, without question,” Campbell said.
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On the topic of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Campbell said the U.S. has to deal with “challenging” issues” like China’s support for Russia in the Ukraine War, but sees indications that both sides are determined to keep U.S.China relations on a “steady, stable path” despite differences in views. “I don’t believe China, at this juncture, fundamentally wants to see the borders of Europe rewritten through conflict,” Campbell said. Campbell also addressed concerns about the risk of conflict in the Taiwan Strait with increasing Chinese military activity in the region. He emphasized that the U.S. government’s position is to maintain “peace and stability” in Taiwan. “In the past, the U.S. often spoke alone on the absolute need to sustain the status quo across the Taiwan Strait,” Campbell said. “Recently, more countries have shown their support.” Campbell ended his talk by highlighting the Biden administration’s measures to
ban hurts business Some Evanston business owners say earnings are down By JERRY WU
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Students gathered in Scott Hall Tuesday night to hear Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and Kaiser Kuo speak about U.S.-China relations.
combat rising anti-Asian hate and violence and addressing the influx of Chinese economic migrants entering the U.S. from Latin America. After Campbell’s town hall, Kaiser Kuo, co-founder
of the Sinica Podcast, led a discussion with about 20 NU students and faculty at Scott Hall. Kuo said Campbell needs
» See CAMPBELL, page 6
Before Evanston’s ban on flavored tobacco sales took effect on April 1, Asif Mehmood, the owner of Evanston Gas & Food store on 101 Ridge Ave., said he was considering retiring soon. Now, he said his “future is uncertain.” Evanston is the first city in Illinois to prohibit businesses from selling flavored tobacco products, four months after City Council approved the ban with a 6-3 vote. The new ordinance applies to flavored cigarettes, cigars, vaping items, pipe tobacco and rolling papers, but still allows residents to possess these products. Since the ban went into effect, Mehmood said he lost about $2,000 in daily earnings, largely from flavored tobacco
products. He estimates that by the end of the month, his losses will be at least tenfold compared to at the ban’s start. Mehmood’s storefront lies right along the border between Evanston and the city of Chicago. So, many of his customers need only to cross a few blocks to buy the products he can no longer sell, he added. “It took me 25 years to establish their business,” Mehmood said. “I will see at the end of the month if I’m able to pay my bills.” The ban comes as Evanston looks to protect the public from marketing practices employed by the tobacco industry “that are disproportionately targeting Black people and young consumers,” according to the city’s website. Ald. Devon Reid (8th) first proposed an ordinance in June to ban the sales of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars, which expanded to all flavored tobacco products per recommendations from the city’s
» See BAN, page 6
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