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A customer shows the cannabis he purchased at the MedMen Cannabis Dispensary in Evanston on Jan. 1, 2020.

Evanston, Skokie police officials detail their approach to legalized recreational marijuana

January 7, 2020 at 2:50 p.m.

Evanston and Skokie police officials say they don't anticipate significant problems now that recreational marijuana is legal in Illinois. As of Jan. 1, adults in Illinois are able to buy...

Woman charged with shooting her uncle on New Year’s Day in Evanston

January 7, 2020 at 2:51 p.m.

An Evanston woman was charged last week with shooting her uncle in what police describe as a dispute over building maintenance. Aisha Perrin, 41, of the 1000 block of Darrow...

At the State of Illinois Building in Chicago on Oct. 10, 2019, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces a plan to consolidate more than 600 pension funds for suburban and downstate police officers and firefighters.

As Illinois moves to consolidate local police and fire pension funds, Evanston and Skokie officials await the results

January 3, 2020 at 2:31 p.m.

For years, local municipalities have managed their own police and fire pension funds, but 2020 will see Illinois consolidate those individual funds into two statewide pools. Evanston and Skokie both...

Woman in custody after man shot on New Year’s Day in Evanston

January 2, 2020 at 12:20 p.m.

A woman is in custody after a man was shot in a home on the 1000 block of Darrow Avenue in Evanston Wednesday, according to Evanston police. The shooting was...

A ballroom was built on the top floor of the Harley Clarke Mansion in Evanston, pictured on May 16, 2019.

2020 preview: Evanston alderman will face Harley Clarke decision, city manager search

December 30, 2019 at 12:12 p.m.

As 2020 begins, Evanston leaders will be faced with a number of high-profile development decisions. Harley Clarke Mansion proposals due Proposals are due Feb. 20 for a long-term lease of...

Supplies, shelves, storage bins and more wait to be put away in Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois' new home on Dec. 19 at 1723 Simpson Street, Evanston.

With plans for growth, Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois finds new home in Evanston

December 30, 2019 at 10:39 a.m.

In a new home replete with a new kitchen, Meals on Wheels Northeastern Illinois has moved into a long-empty storefront at 1723 Simpson St. in Evanston with plans to renovate...

A book titled "Marijuana Law in a Nutshell" is seen on a desk as a student works on a computer during the Cannabis and the Law class at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines on Sept. 5, 2019.

Year in Review: Recreational marijuana, library improvements and new development come to Skokie

December 23, 2019 at 3:52 p.m.

Legal marijuana dispensaries, a guilty verdict in a 1992 former cold case and multi-million-dollar renovations at District 219 and Skokie Public Library were just some of the top headlines of...

Evanston Year in Review: Local reparations fund, leadership changes and school incidents

December 23, 2019 at 3:31 p.m.

City and school district leaders departed, aldermen voted to establish a fund for reparations programs and a city official's lawsuit were just some of the top headlines of 2019 in...

Officials at Three Crowns Park senior community in northwest Evanston, pictured on Dec. 17, have taken the first steps in getting city approval for an expansion.

Three Crowns Park retirement community exploring large expansion in Evanston

December 17, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

Officials at Three Crowns Park, a nonprofit retirement community in northwest Evanston, are in the early stages of planning for a new three-story addition, according to city of Evanston reports....

Teacher held up at gunpoint when leaving Evanston middle school for the day

December 20, 2019 at 10:38 a.m.

A Nichols Middle School teacher was robbed at knife and gunpoint outside of the Evanston school Dec. 12, according to a statement issued that night from Evanston/Skokie Dist. 65 interim...

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