Evanston opens door to outside food trucks
Food trucks from outside of Evanston can now peddle their gourmet sandwiches, pastries, coffee and other foods within the city's borders, thanks to an ordinance change approved by the Evanston...
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Evanston’s Great America job link may get boost
Evanston's effort to forge a link with Six Flags Great America as a source of jobs for Evanston youth is in line to receive a funding boost. Members of the...
Residents chime in on Fountain Square improvements
The plan for Fountain Square calls for plenty of glossy changes but some residents want to ensure that the site's traditional elements are given proper emphasis in the final project...
Shout Out: Jennifer Howell of the Mitchell Museum
On a wide range of social justice issues, Native American women have been breaking new ground. Evanston's own Mitchell Museum's latest exhibit "Contemporary Native Women Opening Doors to Change," celebrates...
Police respond to small explosion in Evanston Target restroom
Evanston police requested the help of the Cook County bomb squad late Wednesday afternoon after an explosion in a Target store restroom possibly set off by a small bomb, police...
Evanston considers allowing food trucks from outside city
Food trucks from outside Evanston may be allowed to operate within the city's borders as early as this summer under a pilot program which received the backing of a city...
Alert resident tips police to car burglary in progress
An Evanston man faces a car burglary charge after a resident chased the offender away from a vehicle early Sunday, police said. The incident occurred around 5:55 a.m., said Cmdr....
Aldermen seek balance between Evanston beekeepers and their neighbors
Prospective beekeepers would be required to give notice to all adjacent neighbors about plans to install a hive under a proposed change to the city's ordinance which received narrow backing...
Chicago boy charged with Evanston car burglary
A 16-year-old from Chicago faces a burglary charge after Evanston police say they witnessed him enter an unlocked car on Thursday. The boy was petitioned to juvenile court for burglary...
Evanston boy, 17, charged with robbing Skokie man at gunpoint
An Evanston 17-year-old has been charged with robbing a Skokie man, 19, during an alleged drug deal, police said. The 17-year-old was charged with aggravated robbery and transported to the...