>> EVANSTON RESIDENTS SHOULD KNOW THIS EVENING WHERE THE CONTROVERSIAL 800 MILLION DOLLAR REHAB OF NORTHWESTERN'S RYAN FIELD IS A GO OR NOT.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE SUBURBS CITY COUNCIL IS SET TO TAKE A VOTE ON THE PLAN AS WE SPEAK.

THIS COMES AS PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS HAVE REPEATEDLY CLASHED, PROMPTING SEVERAL REVISIONS AND A TALLY THAT COULD ULTIMATELY COME DOWN TO WHICH DIRECTION THE TOWN'S MAYOR CHOOSES TO GO.

PARIS SCHUTZ JOINS US NOW WITH MORE.

PARIS.

>> BRANDON, 7, TONY AND SHOULD KNOW THIS EVENING.

BUT CITY COUNCIL IS MEETING RIGHT BEHIND ME AND THEY'RE CONSIDERING DELAYING THIS VOTE FOR ANOTHER WEEK.

THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE DEBATING RIGHT NOW.

AS YOU KNOW, THIS ISSUE HAS PITTED EVAN STONY IN AGAINST EVAN SONY IN NORTHWESTERN PLANNING AND 800 MILLION DOLLAR REBUILD OF RYAN FIELD THROUGH PRIVATE FINANCING.

IT WOULD MAKE IT ONE OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S MOST STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES, BUT ALSO ONE OF ITS SMALLEST REDUCING THE CAPACITY FROM 47,000 TO 35,000 SEATS FOR FOOTBALL GAMES.

WITH THE BIG ISSUE.

HERE IS WHAT THE SCHOOL PLANS TO DO BESIDES FOOTBALL IN ZONING APPROVAL FROM THE BOARD TO ALLOW FOR 6 CONCERTS AS WELL AS A HOST OF SMALLER AND YOU YOU CAN'T GO FORWARD WITHOUT THESE EVENTS.

SOME RESIDENTS SAY THE TOWN CAN'T HANDLE IT.

OTHERS SAY BRING IT ON.

>> IF YOU'RE USED TO FOOTBALL GAMES TO GET 47,000 PEOPLE AND A CONCERT IS CAPPED.

A 28,500 PEOPLE.

YOU HAVE TO EXPLAIN TO ME HOW YOU GET MORE TRAFFIC LESS PEOPLE.

AND THEY'VE ABLE TO DO THAT.

SO THERE REALLY WON'T BE MORE TRAFFIC.

THERE WILL JUST BE 6 ADDITIONAL EVENTS OF TRAFFIC DURING THE SUMMER WHEN STUDENTS ARE AWAY.

THE TOWN IS PRETTY QUIET.

AND THIS IS JUST GOING BRING MORE TOURISTS REVENUES TO THE CITY.

IT'S NOT JUST >> YOU KNOW, WHAT'S WHAT'S IN THE MEDIA, YOU KNOW, AREA AROUND THE COMMUNITY.

THAT IS A HUGE CONCERN.

BUT IT'S ALSO JUST THAT NORTHWESTERN HAS IN THE CITY'S OWN.

EXPERTS HAVE SAID THIS.

THEY HAVE NO FEASIBLE, TRAFFIC PLAN, NO PARKING PLAN.

THAT MAKES SENSE AT THIS POINT.

IF YOU JUST LOOK AT THE FACTS ARE, YOU KNOW, ARE WE A TOWN THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY LOOKS AT THE FACTS AND REASON TO MAKE OUR DECISION.

THAT'S WHAT'S AT STAKE TONIGHT.

>> PERHAPS WITH SOME OF THE HOLDOUTS HERE, THE SCHOOL'S NEGOTIATE AN UPDATED COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN THAT WOULD REDUCE THE NUMBER OF CONCERTS TO 6.

THEY WERE ORIGINALLY PLANNING TO HOLD ABOUT TWICE THAT AMOUNT AND IT WOULD GET THE SCHOOL TO FORK OVER ABOUT 157 MILLION DOLLARS PER YEAR IN TAX AND OTHER APPS ARE 857 MILLION DOLLARS OVER 15 YEARS IN TAX REVENUE OTHER REVENUES TO THE TOWN OF EVANSTON.

AND NOW THIS VOTE IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE WHENEVER IT DOES HAPPEN.

VOTE 2 WEEKS AGO, TOO.

SEND THE PROPOSAL TO THIS MEETING RESULTED IN A 44 DEADLOCK ON CITY COUNCIL.

EVANSTON MAYOR DANIEL BISS HAD TO BE THE TIME BREAKING AFFIRMATIVE VOTE TO BRING THE VOTE TO THIS MEETING.

ALTHOUGH THE CITY'S LAND USE COMMISSION VOTED PRETTY AFFIRMATIVELY TO REJECT IT BY A 72 VOTE.

SO I ASKED MAYOR DANIEL BISS SAYS HE WAS WALKING BY TONIGHT.

WHERE DOES HE THINK THE VOTE IS GOING TO FALL TONIGHT?

HE SAID, QUOTE, IT'S ANYBODY'S GUESS, BUT IT MIGHT NOT HAPPEN TONIGHT.

AFTER ALL, AS WE'RE SPEAKING, IT LOOKS LIKE EVANSTON IS GOING TO CONSIDER DELAYING THIS ONE MORE WEEK AND PERHAPS RENEGOTIATING THAT COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHOOL AND TAKING US UP NEXT