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Evanston's Harley Clarke mansion will offer trick or treating, a beer garden and a rare glimpse inside the 1928 grand abode, which has not been open to the public since 2015, from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1. The mansion is scheduled to undergo renovation and reopen as a special events venue, speakeasy and ice cream shop. (Pam DeFiglio/baiduhai)

Evanston’s Harley Clarke mansion to offer Halloween treats, rare glimpse inside historic site

October 27, 2026 at 3:02 p.m.

The public can get a look inside the 1928 mansion for the first time in 11 years, before renovations to make it an events venue.

A Nativity scene depicting baby Jesus with zip-tied hands and masked centurions with sunglasses labeled ICE and BP stands outside Lake Street Church of Evanston on Dec. 15, 2025. Lake Street Church and its leaders have been vocal critics of President Donald Trump’s administration and Operation Midway Blitz. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Nativity smashed, Mary figure ‘beaten’ at Evanston church: ‘God’s on the side of the vulnerable’

December 16, 2025 at 3:09 p.m.

Vandals destroyed Lake Street Church of Evanston's Nativity. It replaced Mary with a sign saying she's in immigration detention.

A woman walks past a Nativity scene outside Lake Street Church of Evanston on Dec. 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Lake Street Church of Evanston updates its Nativity scene: ‘Joseph didn’t make it’

December 9, 2025 at 3:42 p.m.

After an Evanston church's ICE-protest Nativity scene was vandalized, it replaced the Joseph figure with a memorial to victims.

Sediqeh "Asra" Samadi, left, of Kenilworth, and her mother Saeideh Sigari, who was visiting from Iran, were walking Samadi's four-month-old infant in a stroller in Winnetka May 2, 2025, when they were struck by a vehicle, killing both women. The baby was hospitalized in critical condition. In late August, a Cook County Sheriff's office investigation concluded the crash was caused when the driver of the vehicle experienced a seizure-type medical emergency. (Courtesy of Mudassir Rashid)

Winnetka crash that killed mom, daughter caused by driver’s medical emergency, police say

September 5, 2025 at 6:02 p.m.

A Winnetka crash that killed a mother and daughter and sent a baby to hospital was caused by a driver's medical emergency, police said.

Skokie Police issued an alert advising of police activity at Westfield Old Orchard Shopping Center Tuesday, July 29, 2025, and stores went into lockdown. An hour after the all-clear, few shoppers were walking around. (Richard Requena/Pioneer Press)

Skokie’s Old Orchard Mall shuts down after reports of gunman

July 29, 2025 at 6:12 p.m.

Skokie's Old Orchard Mall shuts down Tuesday after Skokie police issued an alert advising people to avoid the area.

Mother and daughter killed in Winnetka crash were a teacher and chemical engineer

May 7, 2025 at 12:40 p.m.

Two women struck by a car and killed in Winnetka May 2 were a chemical engineer and teacher; a baby remains in critical condition.

Cardinal Blase Cupich holds up prayer beads from Pakistan given to him as a gift by Muslim Community Center board president Masood Bijapuri, second left, in Morton Grove during Chicago’s 26th annual muslim-catholic Iftar dinner on March 4, 2025. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

As Lent and Ramadan coincide this year, Christians and Muslims explain why they fast

March 26, 2025 at 9:57 a.m.

Lent always occurs at this time of year. Ramadan rotates around the calendar. This year, they coincide, with Christian fasting taking place at the same time as Muslim fasting.

Alexa Gasparotto of Glenview performs a solo at Winterfest at the Glenview Community Ice Center on Feb. 1, 2025 in Glenview. A few days earlier, she had placed at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.(Karie Angell Luc/Pioneer Press)

Glenview athlete competed in Wichita before ice skaters who died in DC plane crash

February 4, 2025 at 3:46 p.m.

Glenview figure skater Alexa Gasparotto placed at U.S. Nationals before skaters who later died in a plane crash near Washington, D.C.

The YMCA Evanston/North Shore temporarily closed its Church Street building in Evanston after two people developed Legionnaire's Disease. It immediately ordered remediation for its hot water system. Swimming pools tested negative for the bacteria. This file photo from Oct. 1, 2021 shows the ribbon cutting for the building after an $18.5 million renovation. (Brian L. Cox/for Pioneer Press)

Evanston YWCA closes after two sickened with Legionnaire’s; remediation underway

October 12, 2024 at 6:20 a.m.

After two people developed Legionnaire’s Disease following a visit to the Evanston YWCA, the organization is temporarily closing its 1215 Church Street building in Evanston “out of an abundance of...

The painting "Wisdom" is on display at Oakton College's Koehnline Museum of Art in the "Heaven on Earth" exhibition showcasing art from Gabriela Leyva from May 9 to June 28. (Oakton College)

Artist’s fluid paintings at Oakton College emanated from near-death experience, she says

May 15, 2024 at 10:52 a.m.

Before Gabriela waslying on a hospital bed bleeding profusely after she had a baby,

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