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Denyse Stoneback, founder of Skokie-based People for a Safer Society, addresses a crowd at Evanston's Fountain Square last Thursday, June 2, as Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl looks on.

Evanston gun violence awareness rally calls for action, remembers slain locals

May 12, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

Clad in orange, community members turned out at Fountain Square at a rally Thursday to mark National Gun Violence Awareness Day with several speakers bringing poignant testimonies of their own...

Parking deal gives Northwestern city parking garage spaces

May 12, 2019 at 9:37 p.m.

Aldermen approved an agreement with Northwestern University at their May 23 City Council meeting, leasing 50 parking spaces at the city's Church Street Parking Garage for a one-year period. The...

Deputy police chief: Take precautions with burglary uptick in Evanston

June 11, 2018 at 10:59 p.m.

Evanston cops are continuing to deal with an uptick in burglaries while crimes in other categories are down, police announced recently. At a May 26 town meeting, Deputy Police Chief...

Evanston police foil Cross-Rhodes burglary

May 12, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

Evanston police were able to foil a burglary in progress at Cross-Rhodes Restaurant early Tuesday morning after receiving a call from a citizen that the restaurant's front plate glass window...

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl at her annual town meeting last week: A Robert Crown Center project "is near and close to my heart.".

Mayor weighs in on Robert Crown, city violence, Canal Shores in town hall meeting

May 12, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

Evanston Mayor Elizabeth Tisdahl left little question last week which of two major capital projects before the city she believes should receive the city's main focus — the Robert Crown...

Pritzker Bed and Breakfast restoration wins top preservation prize

May 12, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

For the second time in less than two years, Evanston resident Jennifer Pritzker and her team have won a top preservation award from the city for the rehabilitation and restoration...

A citizens group is seeking funds from a lawsuit to measure the impact of a Church Street waste transfer station on the adjacent area.

Alderman: Neighborhood meeting should be held over waste station settlement

May 12, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

City officials and a environmental group of citizens are at odds over what to do with the recent settlement of a lawsuit from a privately-owned waste transfer station in Evanston....

Library Board president Michael Tannen (center) said the city, as owner of the building, has a shared responsibility in some of the library buildings mounting repairs.

Evanston Public Library looks to city to share expenses on mounting building costs

May 12, 2019 at 9:36 p.m.

Some of the Evanston Public Library buildings are beginning to incur expenses as they age and one library board member recently suggested pressing city officials to share some of the...

Northwestern request seeks scoreboard’s use for outside groups

May 12, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Northwestern University had received approval earlier from Evanston on its special zoning request for use of the large and newly-installed scoreboards at Rocky Miller Park and Sharon Drysdale Field for...

Evanston athletes train hard for special moment

May 12, 2019 at 9:35 p.m.

Evanston resident Caroline Colianne admits she was a little disappointed with her performance in the squat competition in the Special Olympics Powerlifting Meet held at Northwestern University's earlier this month....

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