HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 17-O-26, Authorizing the City Manager to Sell City-Owned Property at 2120 and 2122 Darrow Avenue (1) (1)
02/09/2026
17-O-26
AN ORDINANCE
Authorizing the City Manager to Sell City-Owned Property at
2120 and 2122 Darrow Avenue
WHEREAS, the City of Evanston owns real property located at 2120 and
2122 Darrow Avenue, Evanston, Illinois 60202, and legally described in Exhibit A,
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the “Subject Property”); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 5-O-26, the City Council, by a vote of
at least two-thirds (⅔) of the elected Councilmembers then holding office, did direct the
City Manager to negotiate the sale of the Subject Property on behalf of the City; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 5-O-26, the City Manager has
negotiated the sale of the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends that the City Council hereby
approve the sale of the Subject Property, with the City of Evanston as Seller and
Evanston Township High School (“ETHS”), as Buyer; and
WHEREAS, as required by Section 1-17-4-2(B) of the Evanston City
Code, as amended (the “City Code”), a Notice of Intent to Sell Certain Real Estate, was
published in the Evanston Review, a newspaper in general circulation in the City of
Evanston, on January 22, 2026, neither less than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30)
days before the date on which the City Council considered adoption of this ordinance
authorizing the sale of the Subject Property; and
WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council finds that it is in the best interests
of the City to sell the Subject Property.
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NOW BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, THAT:
SECTION 1: The foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and incorporated
herein by reference.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Evanston hereby approves the
negotiated sale of the Subject Property with the City as Seller and ETHS as Buyer.
SECTION 3: The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to sign, and
the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest, the Agreement, pursuant to
the terms of which the Subject Property shall be conveyed. The City Manager is further
authorized to negotiate any changes or additional terms and conditions with respect to
the sale of the aforesaid Subject Property as the City Manager may deem fit and proper.
SECTION 4: The City Manager and the City Clerk, respectively, are hereby
authorized documents,other suchdeliver andattest,execute, todirectedand
agreements, and certificates as may be necessary to effectuate the sale herein
authorized.
SECTION 5: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 6: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage, approval, and publication in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 7: If any provision of this ordinance or application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions or applications hereof that can be given effect without the
invalid provision or application, and each invalid application hereof is severable.
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SECTION 8: The findings and recitals contained herein are declared to be prima
facie evidence of the law of the City and shall be received in evidence as provided by
the Illinois Compiled Statutes and the courts of the State of Illinois.
Ayes: ______________
Nays: ______________
Introduced:_________________, 2026
Adopted:___________________, 2026
Approved:
__________________________, 2026
_______________________________
Daniel Biss, Mayor
Attest:
_____________________________
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_______________________________
Alexandra Ruggie, Corporation Counsel
February 9
February 9
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
LOT 5 IN TRAVERS’ SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF BLOCK 9 IN PAYNE’S
ADDITION TO EVANSTON IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N.: 10-12-419-008-0000
Commonly Known As: 2120 Darrow Avenue, Evanston IL 60202
LOT 4 IN TRAVERS’ SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF BLOCK 9 IN PAYNE’S
ADDITION TO EVANSTON IN SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 41 NORTH, RANGE 13,
EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
P.I.N.: 10-12-419-008-0000
Commonly Known As: 2122 Darrow Avenue, Evanston IL 60202
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